Mooney M-18 Mite

M-18 Mite
Mooney M-18C
General information
Typepersonal use aircraft
ManufacturerMooney Aircraft Company
Designer
Number built283
History
Manufactured1947–1954[1][2]
Introduction date1947
First flight1947
VariantsMooney M20
1949 model M-18L at Oshkosh 2001
Mooney M-18C
Mooney M-18C

The Mooney M-18 "Mite" is a low-wing, single-place monoplane with retractable, tricycle landing gear.[1][2]

The Mite was designed by Al Mooney and was intended as a personal airplane marketed to fighter pilots returning from World War II.[1]

  1. ^ a b c M.R. Montgomery & Gerald Foster: A Field Guide to Airplanes - Second Edition, p. 46. Houghton Milflin Company 1992. ISBN 978-0-395-62888-1
  2. ^ a b Plane and Pilot: 1978 Aircraft Directory, p. 53. Werner & Werner Corp Publishing, 1978. ISBN 0-918312-00-0