The Sokol (Falcon) was designed by the Chekoslovak Metal & Engineering Works in Prague and was derived from a series of light aircraft designs produced before World War II by Benes-Mraz and was produced in a couple of variants, the design being prepared clandestinely during the German occupation.
Produced by Avions Mudry et Cie at Bernay, the Cap 10 series of light two-seat aerobatic aircraft was developed from the Piel Emeraude, the prototype flying for the first time in August 1968, certification being obtained in September 1970.
The CAP 232 was the result of many years of development by Cap Aviation of Darois, France, which commenced operations in the 1950s as a result of a French Government inspired competition.
The prototype Renegade II first flew in May 1985 as a light homebuilt sporting biplane available as a ready assembled aircraft, but with plans and kits being available for home construction.
The Elite was designed by Murphy Aircraft of Chilliwack in British Colombia and is one of a range of light kit planes produced by the company for the sport pilot.
The Murphy Moose is a development of the Murphy Rebel series, which in itself was developed through a number of models, culminating in the Lycoming IO-540 powered Super Rebel.
To meet RAF requirements for a specialised target-tug, F G Miles designed the M-25 Martinet powered by a 649-kw (870-hp) Bristol Mercury XX or XXX engine, providing accommodation for a pilot and winch operator, the aircraft to carry six flag or sleeve targets which were housed under the centre fuselage,
The Double Eagle was designed by Leonard Milholland in the United States as a basic ultra-light aircraft and is a two-seat plans-built development of the Legal Eagle.
The Legal Eagle is an ultralight aircraft designed and marketed initially in the United States by Leonard Milholland and is a high-wing, strut-braced aircraft with a modified Volkswagen engine mounted in the tractor configuration and with a tailwheel undercarriage.
In 1916 H C “Horrie” Miller, whilst travelling on board a ship from the United Kingdom to Australia, prepared a set of 36 drawings for a light aircraft that he could build, with others, in their spare time.
In 1952 the Royal Aero Club of Great Britain organised a competition to build a two-seat light trainer for club use and Henry Millicer, Chief Aerodynamicist at the Australian Government Aircraft Factory designed an aircraft and submitted it, being one of 103 entrants, the Australian entry being No 97.
In the late 1990s Millicer Aircraft Industries obtained rights to build the Airtourer, originally built by Victa at Milperra in Sydney and later built in New Zealand by AESL.
The Skyhook was a homebuilt gyrocopter designed and built by Ted Minty of Turramurra, NSW in the 1970s, the prototype flying for the first time on 1 January 1878.
The Cheetah was designed by Garry Morgan of Miranda Investments as a high-performance light touring monoplane fitted with the Australian designed and built Jabiru 2200-cc engine, though other engines may be installed.
The Super Diamond is a single-seat light sporting aircraft produced in kit form by Miranda Investments of Riverwood, NSW, later becoming Morgan Aero Works of Taree.
The Mitchell Wing P-38, also known as the Lightning after the World War II fighter, was designed by James Mead and produced in kit form for the amateur aircraft market by the Mitchell Aircraft Corporation.
The Mitchell Wing U-2 was an ultralight design which was basically a flying wing with a small single-seat cockpit, a bubble canopy and a pusher engine and, designed by Donald Mitchell, was developed initially in 1980 as an experimental category motor glider.
The first design of the famous Mitsubishi company to enter production (in notable quantity) after the completion of hostilities in World War II, the MU-2 was designed as a general-purpose light transport which could be used by military operators, as a small airliner, for cargo, or as an executive transport.
Following the success of the MU-2 series, Mitsubishi in 1977 embarked on the design of a new business jet known as the MU-300, this being a conventional low-wing aircraft with a T-tail powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT-15D turbofans mounted on the rear fuselage
Grevor Chilton [known as Bing or George] Molyneux, who was born in 1917 and died in August 2001, was a young aeronautical engineer who held a number of degrees in aeronautical engineering.
The XM-2000 was designed by Grevor Chilton Bing Molyneux, a Melbourne aeronautical engineer, in about 1953 as a two-seat twin-rotor helicopter to prove the subsequent commercial and / or military helicopter known as the XM-1000 which was to be powered by a (550-hp) Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, was to
In the early 1980s Mr Maxwell Clear, a New Zealander, travelled to the United States to look for a microlight aircraft to purchase but could not find anything he considered suitable so on returning to New Zealand he formed a group with ten other like-minded aviators and decided to build
The B-22 Bantam has been produced for some years now by Micro Aviation of Te Kowhai, being developed as a conventional three-axis control ultra-light, the prototype being flown by Keith Trillo in November 1983.
The Micro Aviation Bantam series was designed by Max Clear in New Zealand as a microlight sporting aircraft and was made available as a complete ready-to-fly aircraft that complied with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale microlight rules, as well as the BCAR regulations in the United Kingdom.
The MicroWings Cubby and Tri-Cubby were designed and developed in South Africa by Kobus van Staden and Adam Nagorski and the aircraft is basically a 75% scale replica of the Piper J-3 Cub but using modern materials and technology.
Known as the Flying Flea, this series of aircraft was designed by Henri Mignet, the first model built in any numbers being the HM-14 (which see) and was followed by a whole range of variations.
The Pou Du Ciel, or Sky Louse, also known as the Flying Flea, was designed by French inventor, M Mignet, in 1933 as a light, cheap, easy-to-build-and-fly aircraft for amateur constructors.
Societe D’Exploitation De Aeronefs Henry Mignet was set up in France in Saintonge Provence to develop the Mignet series of ultralight aircraft and has developed the HM-1000 Balerit (Balerit - Hawk or Falcon, a small bird of prey) which is a much simpler aircraft to fly but only has two-axis
The Mi-8/14/17 series of helicopters has been one of the most important families of helicopters operated by countries coming under Soviet influence in the days of the cold war, with some 9,000 examples of the Mi-8 alone being built.
The Mi-26 was designed to replace the Mi-6 and in fact provide between 50% and 100% greater capability, with a hold similar in size to that of a C-130 Hercules.
The Mil Mi-34 utility helicopter, with the NATO reporting name Hermit, is a light utility helicopter produced by the Mil Helicopter facility in Moscow in either two or four seat configurations.