National Air and Space Museum Archives

Mooney M18 Mite Drawings and Reports

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1989.0028
Creators:
Mooney Aircraft, Inc.
Dates:
bulk 1946-1959
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2.96 Cubic feet
2 letter document cases; folders in map drawers and oversize boxes
Repository:
Mooney Aircraft, Inc. was formed in 1946 by Albert W. Mooney and Charles G. Yankey, both former executives of Culver Aircraft Corporation. The company soon marketed the Mooney M18 Mite, a low-wing, single-place, cabin monoplane designed for the general aviation market and involving extremely low operating costs. This collection consists of the original drawings and reports for the Mooney M18 Mite.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the original drawings and reports for the Mooney M18 Mite.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series: Reports and Drawings. Reports are organized by report number. For drawings information, please see the Mooney Mite Drawings order form on the NASM Archives website.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Mooney Aircraft, Inc. was formed in 1946 by Albert W. Mooney and Charles G. Yankey, both former executives of Culver Aircraft Corporation. The company soon marketed the Mooney M18 Mite, a low-wing, single-place, cabin monoplane designed for the general aviation market and involving extremely low operating costs. The M18 was awarded Civil Aeronautics Authority Approved Type Certificate #803 in 1949. Increases in engine power improved the performance of the aircraft, eventually giving the M18 a top speed over 140 mph and a service ceiling of 19,400 ft. Production ended in the mid-1950s as increased labor costs drove the price of the aircraft up to where larger, more comfortable aircraft could compete successfully with the Mite. In the mid-1970s, after Mooney Aircraft had passed through a number of ownership changes, the Mooney Mite Aircraft Corporation was formed to market the M18 as a home built aircraft.

Administration

Author
Elizabeth C. Borja
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fred Quarles, Gift, 1989, NASM.1989.0028.
Processing Information
Arranged and described by Elizabeth C. Borja, 2021.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access.
Preferred Citation
Mooney M18 Mite Drawings and Reports, Accession 1989-0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Preferred Citation
Mooney M18 Mite Drawings and Reports, Acc. NASM.1989.0028, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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