The Cheyenne is the 10th design produced by Gary Morgan of Morgan Aeroworks of Taree, NSW and is a two-seat self-launched glider which can be used as a light sporting aircraft.
Flown for the first time on 10 June 1959, the MS-880 Rallye was a fully aerobatic, all metal, cabin monoplane possessing an extremely simple but rugged construction.
During World War II, to permit German plants to be used for the production of fighters and bombers, the German RLM decided to transfer production of lesser important aircraft to other countries, the types involved including the Fieseler Storch.
The M-22 Mustang was the first attempt by the Company to produce a single-engine pressurised aircraft and was the ultimate development of the Mooney 20 series of high-performance aircraft.
The prototype of the Mooney M-20 series was flown for the first time on 10 August 1953, and since then the type has been in continuous production in a variety of models.
After World War II Mooney Aircraft Corp was formed by two executives of what had been the Culver Aircraft Corp, and A W Mooney, who had commenced designing light aircraft in the 1920’s, designing the M-10 Mite, of which some 300 were built, initially at Wichita, Kansas, and later at
When first released to the market the Acclaim was described as the fastest, most powerful Mooney ever produced and as the flagship of the Mooney fleet, being able to “climb quicker and provide more pulse-sounding performance” than any other aircraft in its class
The Monocoupe was originally designed by Don Luscombe but evolved through a number of models by the efforts of Luscombe and Clayton Folkerts and was built in large numbers from 1928 to the later 1950s with a variety of engines.
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
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.
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
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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,
Developed during World War II as a liaison aircraft for the RAF, the prototype of the Miles M-38 Messenger series (U-0223) was flown for the first time on 12 September 1942 at Woodley, UK.
The Miles M.28 Mercury was a three/four-seat light touring monoplane of similar configuration to the later M.38 Messenger and, although only a small number were built, no two aircraft were the same and all had different designations.
In 1935 Miles produced an improved version of the Miles Hawk Major for aero club use in the United Kingdom and this aircraft, fitted with dual controls, full blind-flying equipment, vacuum-operated flaps, and a Gipsy Major engine, became known as the M-2W Hawk Trainer.
The M-11 series of light monoplanes was designed by F G Miles to meet a requirement formulated by Mr Whitney Straight, who operated a series of flying clubs in the southern United Kingdom.
The Falcon, a development of the M-2F and M-2H Hawk Major, which in turn were developed from the M-2 Hawk, was built to accommodate three persons in an enclosed cabin.
The Aries was a venture by F G Miles Ltd to improve the Gemini four-seat private aircraft and the prototype first flew in February 1951, being shown at RAF Hendon in July 1951 and later became G-AMDJ (c/n 1002), receiving its Certificate of Airworthiness on 13 June 1952.
The M.2 Hawk was a two-seat, low-wing, cantilever monoplane designed by F G Miles in 1933 and which, like most Miles aircraft, was built in some numbers by Phillips & Powis Ltd in Berkshire.
Following the success of the Miles Hawk series, and due to the limited availability of the Cirrus III engine, Miles decided to redesign the Hawk as the Hawk Major with a Gipsy Major engine, this unit being readily available.
During World War II George Miles designed a light transport for military use, seeing a need for a light transport that could operate into short unprepared strips, particularly in theatres of war such as in Burma.
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.