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The Mooney Airplane Company (MAC) is a U.S. manufacturer of single-engined general aviation aircraft. Mooney has been a leader in civil aviation even though the company has gone bankrupt and changed ownership several times. Among their achievements were the first pressurized single-engine piston-powered aircraft (M22 Mustang), the first production aircraft to achieve 200 mph on 200 hp (320 km/h on 150 kW) (M20J 201) and the fastest transcontinental flight in a single-engine, piston-powered production aircraft (M20K 231). The M20M Bravo DX is the fastest piston-powered aircraft, single or twin-engine, currently in production. It cruises at speeds and altitudes comparable to some turboprops. All Mooney aircraft have the signature vertical stabilizer with its vertical leading edge and swept trailing edge that gives the illusion of being forward-swept. Image File history File links Mooney_aircraft_logo. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... General aviation (abbr. ... // The Mooney 20J (also known as the M201 because of its ability to cruise at 201 mph) is a 4 seat general aviation aircraft. ... The vertical stabilizer or fin of an aircraft is found on its tail, generally pointing straight upward. ... 1970 Model American Aviation AA-1 Yankee showing the wings straight leading edge The Leading edge is that part of the wing that, when it is in motion, first contacts the air. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

History

Mooney Aircraft Corporation was started in 1929 by Albert and Arthur Mooney with funding from Bridgeport Machine Company of Wichita, Kansas. Mooney Aircraft went bankrupt in 1930. The Mooney brothers worked for other aircraft companies from then through World War II. In 1946, Albert started Mooney Aircraft, Inc. with Charles "Pappy" Yankey in Kerrville, Texas. The next year Arthur joined the company. Nickname: Air Capital Location in the state of Kansas County Sedgwick Mayor Carlos Mayans Area - City 359. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Kerrville is a city located in Kerr County, Texas. ...

The first aircraft produced by the new Mooney company was the small, single-seat, Mooney Mite M-18. It was designed to appeal to the thousands of fighter pilots leaving military service (some thought the Mooney Mite looked so much like the Messerschmitt Bf 109 that they called it the "Texas Messerschmitt"). The Mooney Mite set the design that is still used by Mooney today. The model Mooney M20 was produced in 1953 and outwardly looked like a scaled-up Mite. Mooney is still producing variants of the M20 today. Image File history File links A Mooney M20M (notice fire damage on wing tip) Photo by Michael Simmons Spring 2003 at Gillespie Field (SEE) Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... Image File history File links A Mooney M20M (notice fire damage on wing tip) Photo by Michael Simmons Spring 2003 at Gillespie Field (SEE) Licensed for use in accordance with the GFDL. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this... The Mooney M-18 Mite is a low-wing, single-place monoplane with retractable, tricycle landing gear. ... The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was a World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt in the early 1930s. ... // The Mooney 20J (also known as the M201 because of its ability to cruise at 201 mph) is a 4 seat general aviation aircraft. ...

In 1953, before funds were put in place for production of the M20, Mooney's financial backer, Charles Yankey, died of a stroke. In 1955 Albert Mooney sold his stock in the company to Harold Rachal and Norman Hoffman then left the company to work for Lockheed Corporation. Shortly after, Arthur left Mooney to work for Lockheed too. The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ...

In 1965 the company became the U.S. distributor for Mitsubishi aircraft and began selling Mooney Mu-2 operating as Mooney-Mitsubishi Aircraft Inc. In 1967 they acquired production rights to the Ercoupe from Alon Aircraft Co. Mitsubishi Logo The Mitsubishi Group ), Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies, all refer to a large grouping of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... A Mitsubishi MU-2K at Tyndall AFB. Another Mu-2 is behind. ... The Ercoupe is a low wing monoplane first manufactured by the ERCO aircraft company shortly before the second World War. ...

Mooney went bankrupt again in early 1969 and was sold to American Electronics Labs then to Butler Aviation, which ended operations in 1971. No aircraft were produced during this time. In 1973 Republic Steel Corporation acquired the rights and tooling for Mooney and resumed production in 1975. The company continued aggressive product development, working on yet another pressurized single-engine aircraft to compete with the Cessna 210. The turboprop Mooney 301 eventually became the TBM700 and was produced by Socata Aircraft. Republic Steel was once the third largest steel producer in the United States. ... Cessna 210 Centurion Cessna T210L A Cessna T210L shows the designs strutless cantilever wing The Cessna 210 Centurion (variants include the Cessna 210, turbocharged Cessna T210, and pressurized Cessna P210) is a 6 seat, high-performance, single-engine general aviation aircraft which was first flown January 1957. ...

In 1984 Mooney merged with the French distribution firm Alexander Couvelaire. In July 2001 Mooney was the victim of yet another bankruptcy and the company was acquired by Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures, Inc. (AASI) in 2002 as Mooney Aircraft Company. Inc., a division of Mooney Aerospace Group, Ltd. The company now operates under the name of Mooney Airplane Company. AASI or Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc (originally ASI, Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. ...

However in 2004, MASG (AASI) sold off the Mooney assets to Allen Holding Finance in May, and filed for bankruptcy on June 10. In December 20, MASG restructured and reacquired MAC (Mooney Aircraft Company) back from Allen Holding Finance. AvWeb has the complete story. AASI or Advanced Aerodynamics and Structures Inc (originally ASI, Aerodynamics and Structures Inc. ...

Since November 2004 Mooney has been under CEO Gretchen Jahn who has succeeded in rebuilding Mooney. They have new Ovation2 GX and Bravo GX, all-glass Garmin G1000 aircraft, with a waiting list of a few months for a new one. In June 2005, Mooney added a second shift and 50 new workers. They seem to be on the way to recovery.[1] Garmin Ltd. ...

On April 4, 2006, Mooney Airplane Company announced the release of their all-new M20TN Acclaim at the 2006 Sun 'N Fun fly-in at Lakeland, Florida. It features the Garmin G1000 Avionics Display Suite, four heated and leather-wrapped captains chairs with lumbar support, a range in excess of 1,650 nm, (A whole 400 miles greater than the Bravo GX) and a top speed of 265 knots (305.8 mph) which is also 30 knots faster than the Ovation 2 at the time of testing. With orders backed up for 3 months, there are only two Acclaims in the world today. Mooney Airplane Company plans to mass-produce the Acclaim very soon. More details can be seen at Mooney's homepage.[2] Image File history File linksMetadata MooneyM20TNAcclaimN312TN07. ... Image File history File linksMetadata MooneyM20TNAcclaimN312TN07. ...

MASG - Mooney Aerospace Group is a publicly traded company under symbol (OTC BB: MNYG).

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List of Mooney Aircraft

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