Albert W. Mooney | |
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| Born | 12 April 1906 Denver, Colorado, US |
| Died | 7 May 1986 (aged 80) |
| Known for | Mooney Aircraft Company |
Albert W. Mooney (12 April 1906 – 7 May 1986) was a self-taught American aircraft designer and early aviation entrepreneur. He and brother Arthur Mooney founded the Mooney Aircraft Company in 1929. His first production design (first flight 1947) was the Mooney M-18 Mite.[1] The M-18 developed into the Mooney M20 in 1955, which was produced through several iterations on-and-off from 1955 through 2019,[2] with over 11,000 examples built.
- ^ "The Al Mooney Story: They All Fly Through the Same Air". Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
- ^ Marc Cook (6 Jan 2020). "Mooney Employees Furloughed Again". Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via AVWeb.