Mini-MAX

This article is about ultralight aircraft. For other uses, see Minimax (disambiguation).
Mini-MAX
1550V V-MAX
Role Kit aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Team Mini-Max
Designer Wayne Ison
First flight 1984
Introduction 1984
Status Kits In production
Number built More than 1802
Variants JDT Hi-MAX
TEAM 1600R Sport
TEAM 1600R Sport
TEAM 1300Z Z-MAX
1100R Mini-MAX

The Team Mini-MAX is a large family of single-seat, mid-wing, strut-braced, single engine aircraft, available in kit form for amateur construction. The first Mini-MAX had its first flight in 1984. Its name indicates its original design goals: a minimum-cost aircraft that requires a minimum of building space, time and skill, but which provides a maximum of enjoyment and performance.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The Mini-MAX family was originally produced by TEAM Incorporated of Bradyville, Tennessee. After that company was bankrupted by a lawsuit, production passed to Ison Aircraft also of Bradyville, Tennessee and next to JDT Mini-MAX of Nappanee, Indiana. The company was renamed Team Mini-Max LLC in 2012, with production in Niles, Michigan.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8]

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  2. ^ a b Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 57-58. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
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  4. ^ a b Kitplanes Staff: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 70-71. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
  5. ^ a b Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-40 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
  6. ^ a b JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "The JDT Mini-MAX Line". Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  7. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 57. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  8. ^ Team Mini-Max (2012). "About Team Mini-Max". Retrieved November 21, 2012.