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Roy E. Marquardt formed his company 1944 to produce ramjets. One piloted aircraft, M-14 pulsejet tip-drive helicopter (1950).
Marsh Aviation Co., Mesa, AZ, began by converting Rockwell Thrush Commander to Garrett turboprop and now has range of aircraft (Gulfstream Turbo Cat, Beech Turbo Mentor, Grumman S-2 Turbo Tracker)…
Capt. James V. Martin designed tiny 45-hp biplane fighter, supplied to US Air Service as K-3 (May 1918) and 3 to Navy as K-IV (Navy KF-1) 1921.
Glenn L. Martin started car repair business at Santa Ana 1905, and 2 years later flew homebuilt glider from beach. By 1909 taught himself to fly with homebuilt pusher aeroplane…
Maryland Pressed Steel formed Aircraft Department 1919, building Bellanca CE light sport biplane. Designer Bellanca went to Omaha Aircraft 1921.
MAULE AIR INC Original Maule Aircraft Corporation formed in Michigan by the late Belford D Maule to produce M-4, extending existing business of manufacturing aircraft accessories. Company transferred to Moultrie,…
MAVERICK JETS INC The Maverick Air company moved into new premises in May 1998 and immediately began manufacture of the first Twinjet. In early 2001, Colorado businessman Jim McCotter acquired…
Maxson-Brewster Corp. built 2 prototype XNR-1 twin-engined Navy trainers (1940).
Charles E. McCarley, and later his widow, marketed plans of Mini-Mac aerobatic single-seater (1968) from Hueytown, Ala.
McCarthy Aircraft Co. incorporated 1925 at Grand Rapids, Michigan, to build Air Scout 2-seat cabin monoplane and its Anzani engine.
Aircraft Division of McCulloch Motors Corp. developed MC-4 tandem-rotor helicopter with 200-hp Franklin engine (20 March 1951), later developing 4-seat MC-4E and J-2 (see Jovair) 2-seat autogyro, latter built in…
James S. McDonnell graduated Princeton 1921, qualified pilot at Army (Brooks) San Antonio, obtained MIT Master’s degree and spent inter-war years as designer—e.g. for Ford, Hamilton, Martin—before starting MAC (McDonnell…
McDonnell Aircraft Co. formed on merger 28 April 1967. MAC appointed foster-parent to USMC Harrier 1970, and further work by MCAIR led to AV-8B Harrier II and other variants produced…
MDC, McDonnell Douglas Corp., formed 28 April 1967. The corporation's headquarters were at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, near St. Louis, Missouri. Some 115,000 was employed in McDonnell Aircraft, Douglas…
Hughes Helicopters purchased by MDC and became wholly-owned subsidiary 6 January 1984. Company progressively moved from Culver City to Mesa, AZ, starting with AH-64 Apache production and following with MD…
McKinnie Aircraft Co. Inc. formed by Transocean Air Lines 1947 to build McKinnie 165 2-seater (10 August 1952).
MD HELICOPTERS INC MD Helicopters Douglas' line of light helicopters, derived from the Hughes company's products, was acquired by Boeing as part of its purchase of the former company in…
Founded by the late Stephen L Snyder, Classic launched a programme in 1993 to build five exact fluing replicas of a Second World War German jet fighter, the Messerschmitt Me-262.…
Mead Engineering Co. marketed plans for Adventure high-speed sport aircraft (1981-6).
Melex USA Inc. is subsidiary of Pezetel of Poland responsible for sale/support of M-18 Dromader in W. hemisphere. Also developed T45 Turbine Dromader and Water Bomber conversion.
Mercury Air formed by Carl and Vincent Ast and Rodney Kreimendahl to build light aircraft 1959.
Mercury Aircraft Inc., Hammondsport, NY, was rename of Aerial Service Corp. Produced Mercury Junior 3-seat biplane 1925, Kitten 3-seat monoplane 1928 and T-2 Chic parasol trainer before failing 1930.
Mercury Aircraft Inc. formed at Menominee, Michigan, 1936 to build B-100 4-seat monoplane and BT-120 biplane trainer.
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