Baynes Bat | |
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Role | Experimental glider |
Manufacturer | Slingsby |
Designer | L.E. Baynes AFRAeS |
First flight | July 1943 |
Primary user | Royal Aircraft Establishment |
Number built | 1 |
The Baynes Bat (or sometimes Slingsby-Baynes Bat) was an experimental glider of the Second World War, designed by L. E. Baynes. It was used to test the tailless design that he had suggested as a means to convert tanks into temporary gliders so they could be flown into battle.