Baynes Bat
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The 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 gl
Baynes Bat
The KN Slingsby Baynes Bat design of 1941
Antonov A-40
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The Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka was a Soviet attempt to allow a tank to glide onto a battlefield after being towed aloft by an airplane, to support airborne forces or partisans. A prototype was built an
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…Wing loading: 6.0 lb/sq ft (29.3 kg/m2) Antonov A-40 - the Soviet "Flying Tank" General Aircraft Hamilcar, a British glider introduced during the war to carry light tanks…
Designer's model of the Antonov A-40
TB-3 bomber carrying a T-27 tankette, 1935