Mooney Aircraft List

[hesham]

Hi,

here is a Mooney aircraft List;

http://www.mooneyevents.com/review.htm
http://www.mooneyevents.com/chrono.htm

 

[Stargazer]

Mooney's personal design list, not Mooney company types. It's important to explain the difference because in some cases there are two conflicting designations.

This list is correct but I have a much more detailed and comprehensive page about Mooney designations on my upcoming website... I spent literally weeks on only Mooney, but it was worth it. Plus it has Mooney's M-24 design... ;-)

 

[hesham]

My dear Skyblazer,

I found a great site spoke about Mooney,contains M-24,and a mystery designation Model 440
of 1934,sure it made for anther company,but I don't know it exactly,Model 558 for the
Culver company,also an odd designation ,CL-276 in Culver list ?.

Model M-24 Final Feasibility Study. 1985 Report No. M24-2 Tri-Wing Business Aircraft (Preliminary Design Report) prepared by Al Mooney.

Model 440 Basic Specifications. 1934 Three-page typed report for a four-place, low-wing cabin monoplane.

Model 558. 1942 April 29 Blueprint/three-view drawing.

Subseries 5. contains engineering and design studies, drawings, reports, images, and personal notes pertaining to various Culver airplane model numbers including the Cadet, Model 17, Model CC-46, CL-276, Model L, Model LARB, Model LAR-90, Model LCA/LFA, Model NRB, Model PQ/XPQ-14, and Model V.

https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/general/Mooney.html

 

[Stargazer]

an odd designation ,CL-276 in Culver list ?

Absolutely NOT odd to find CL-276 in a Mooney-related document since Al Mooney spent no less than 13 years at Lockheed, from 1955 to 1968!

Model M-24 Final Feasibility Study. 1985 Report No. M24-2 Tri-Wing Business Aircraft (Preliminary Design Report) prepared by Al Mooney.

Yep. The M-24. This was Mooney's last known numbered design, which became the Avtek Model ER-1 or Avtek 400. Funny that he gave it a number while he had only redesigned someone else's project, while other types he designed from the onset never received numbers...

Model 440 Basic Specifications. 1934 Three-page typed report for a four-place, low-wing cabin monoplane.
Model 558. 1942 April 29 Blueprint/three-view drawing.

Yes, these and a few more are still mysterious entries in Mooney's design history. Others are the Nicholas-Beazley N-B-9, the C-1 Flivver, the DuPont D-1, the E-1 Swooplet or the Advanced Light Airplane (all from the 1930s), the Model MB (1942) or the "Opus Twenty-One" (Lockheed's GL-225 series of designs).

Subseries 5. contains engineering and design studies, drawings, reports, images, and personal notes pertaining to various Culver airplane model numbers including the Cadet, Model 17, Model CC-46, CL-276, Model L, Model LARB, Model LAR-90, Model LCA/LFA, Model NRB, Model PQ/XPQ-14, and Model V.

• "Model 17" and "Model V" was the M-17 or Culver V.
• "Model L" was the first Cadet, the M-12.
• "Model LCA/LFA" were also the M-12, but in production form.
• "Model LAR-90" was the M-13, procured by the Air Force as the PQ-8 and by the Navy as the TDC-1.
• "Model LARB" was in fact the LAR-B Lark or M-14, procured by the Air Force as the PQ-8A and the Navy also as the TDC-1.
• "Model NRB" was in fact the NR-B or M-15, tested by the Air Force as the XPQ-9.
• "Model PQ/XPQ-14" is well-known and was the Model NR-D or M-16.
• CL-276 is an unidentified Lockheed project, but given the timeframe (circa 1955) it must have been one of Mooney's very first works for that firm, perhaps not even one of his own designs.
• CC-46 is quite a mystery!

 

[hesham]

Many thanks for your explanation.

 

[Hood]

Some additions for the list:

M-20C Ranger
M-20D Master
M-20E Super 21
M-22 (originally marketed as Mustang until Cavalier Aircraft complained given their P-51 Cavalier Mustang programme)
M-22 was previously used unofficially for the twin-engine M-20 variant prototype
M-22 was also previously used for a VTOL military jet project

Source: 'A Plane ahead of its Time? The Mooney M-22, Air Britain Aviation World, 2018

 

[Stargazer]

Here is a list of all the known designs that Al Mooney took part in.

Please note that the M- designations in the first column correspond to Mooney's own numbering system. The Mooney Aircraft company's "M" numbers from M20 onwards were allocated after Al Mooney left the company and are therefore independent from this system.

design	task	company	model / name	engine(s)	year(s)	qty.	details
M-1	rd	Alexander	Model A Eaglerock (Eaglerock Long-Wing)	Curtiss OX-5 Jacobs, Hallett, etc.	1925- 1926	...	Redesign of the 1925 Eaglerock.
M-2	d	Marshall	Montague Monoplane	90hp Curtiss OX-5	1926- 1927	1	Three-seat parasol-wing cabin monoplane with all-metal fuselage, Clark wings [4431].
M-3	rd	Alexander	Model A-1 to 11 New Eaglerock	various	1927- 1928	1	Refined production version.
M-4	d	Alexander	Model C Bullet (C-1 to -7)	120hp Anzani, Wright J-5, J-6, Kinner K-5, etc.	c.1928	@15	Three-/four-seat low-wing monoplane series.
M-5	d	Mooney	Model A-X Low-Wing (A-2)	125hp Kinner B-5	1929	1	Direct derivative of Alexander Bullet prototype [(X)463N].
" "	d	Mooney	Model A-X Low-Wing (A-1) (Group 2-266)	Packard	1929- 1930	1	Variant with Diesel engine [R476W].
none	d	Nicholas-Beazley	N-B-9, NB-9B (Model B?)	unknown	1931	0?	No data.
M-6	d	Mooney	Flivver	36hp Continental A-36	1931	1	Light, two-place low-wing design, plywood fuselage.
" "	d	Mooney	Model C-1	40hp Continental A-40	1932	(1)	Former Flivver modified, displaced and lost before completion [N(X)12512].
M-7	rd	Bellanca	P-300 Airbus (ATC 391)	Curtiss Conqueror, P & W Hornet or Wright Cyclone	1931	(1)	Bellanca Model P design refined into 12/15-place aircraft [785W].
" "	rd	Bellanca	P-300 Airbus (Army Y1C-27)	Pratt & Whitney GIR-1860B	1932	(2)2	Evaluation batch for USAAC.
" "	rd	Bellanca	P-300 Airbus (Army YC-27A, C-27A)	Pratt & Whitney GIR-1860B	1933	10	Production batch.
M-8	d	Bellanca	Model 28-70 "Irish Swoop"	900 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830	1933- 1934	2	Low-wing monoplane racer for England-Austr. McRobertson Race [7984 > EI-AZZ, 190M].
M-9	dvp	Bellanca	Cargo Air Cruiser > Model 66-... Aircruiser	660hp Wright SGR-1820-F32	1935	@ 5	Development of Airbus.
none	d	Mooney	Model D-1	unknown	1934	0	Sports plane for E. Paul DuPont, Jr., studied in both biplane and monoplane configurations.
none	d	Marshall Acft. Laboratories	Model E-1Swooplet	90hp Curtiss OX-5	1934	1	Three-seat cabin monoplane [15799].
none	d	Mooney	M-440	unknown	1934	0	Four-place, low-wing cabin monoplane.
none	d	Mooney	Model F ?	unknown	1935	0	Undocumented twin-engine flying boat project.
M-10	d	Lambert	Monoprep G	90hp Lambert R-266	1935	1	Two-seat open low-wing monoplane [X11791].
" "	d	Lambert	Monosport G / G Deluxe (Group 2-542)	90hp Lambert R-266	1935	(1)	Same aircraft modified as enclosed-cockpit demonstrator; sold to Dart Aircraft in 1937.
" "	d	Dart	Model G or G-1 (ATC 674)	90hp Lambert R-266	1937	(1) 14	Production version of Monosport G.
" "	d	Dart	Model GK (ATC 674)	90hp LeBlond	1937	26	Same as above.
" "	d	Dart	Model GW (ATC 674)	90hp Warner	1937	8	Same as above.
" "	d	Dart	Model GW Special (ATC 674)	90hp Warner ?	1937	1	No data [20912].
" "	d	Applegate-Weyant	Dart GC	100hp Continental	1946	...	Postwar version, with many original Darts refitted.
M-11	d	Lambert	Twin Monocoach H	2x 90hp Lambert R-266	1936	1	Twin-engine cabin monoplane [X15433].
" "	d	Lambert	Twin Monocoach H Special	2x 125hp Menasco C-4	1937	(1)	Same aircraft refitted with inverted inline engines.
" "	d	Lambert	Monocoupe Zenith	2x 150hp Menasco D-4S	c.1940	(1)	Same aircraft modified with twin tails [NX15433].
" "	d	Lambert	Monocoupe Wild-Cat	2x 150hp Menasco D-4S	c.1940	(1)	Same aircraft when specially equipped for military transitional training.
" "	d	Lambert	Monocoupe Zephyr	2x Lambert radials	c.1940	0	Planned version with radials.
" "	d	Culver	Model H	unknown	1939	0	Planned production version, wind-tunnel tests.
" "	d	Culver	Model I (Dart I)	unknown	1939	0?	High-performance Model G.
none	d	not known, if any	unknown	unknown	1937	0?	Advanced light airplane design; probably formed basis for Cadet.
M-12	d	Culver	Model L Cadet	unknown	1940		Development of Dart with semi-monocoque fuselage, retractable gear/tailwheel.
" "	d	Culver	Model LCA Cadet	75hp Continental A-75	1941	@49	Production version.
" "	d	Culver	Model LCB Cadet	unknown			Temporary experimental configuration.
" "	d	Culver	Model LCC Cadet	unknown			Temporary experimental configuration.
" "	d	Culver	Model LFA Cadet Model LFA-90 Cadet	80hp Franklin 4AC-176-F3, -D2 or -D3	1941	@69	Production version.
M-13	d	Culver	Model LAR-90 (Army A-8 > XPQ-8) [MX-79]	90hp Continental O-200	1941	1	Radio-controlled target drone prototype based on civilian LFA.
" "	d	Culver	Model LAR-90 (Army PQ-8/Navy TDC-1)	90hp Continental O-200	1941	200	Production version. Transfer of one to Navy never took place.
M-14	d	Culver	Model LAR-B (Army PQ-8A > Q-8A) (Navy TDC-2)	125hp Lycoming O-290	1941- 1942	200 200	Enlarged derivative.
" "	d	Culver	Lark	90hp Continental C-90	?	(10)	Commercial variant planned, marketed later by Helton, etc.
none	d	Culver	Model MR	2x Franklin O-300	1941	0	Target drone with fixed tricycle gear, cancelled before completion.
M-15	d	Culver	Model NR-B (Army XPQ-9)	Franklin O-300-3	1941	1	Small low-wing target drone prototype, destroyed in flight test accident, cancelled.
M-16	d	Culver	Model NR-D (Army XPQ-14) [MX-264] (Army YPQ-14A)	Franklin O-300-11	1942	1 74	Prototype and pre-production version.
" "	d	Culver	Model NR-D (Army PQ-14/Navy TD2C-1)	Franklin O-300-11	1943	150 1198	Production version.
" "	d	Culver	Model NR-D (Army YPQ-14B/PQ-14B)	Franklin O-300-...	1944	25 594	Variant with slightly enlarged dimensions.
none	d?	Culver	unknown (Army XPQ-15) [MX-557] (Navy TD3C-1)	200hp Franklin O-405	1945	2 2	New target drone evaluated by USAAF.
M-17	d	Culver	Model V Model V-2	85hp Continental C-85	1944- 1946	64	Two-seat low-wing cabin, tricycle gear.
" "	d	Culver	Model V-2 (Navy TD4C-1) (Navy XUC-1K)	85hp Continental C-85	1945	2 (...)	R/C version of Culver V-2 for U.S. Navy.
none	d?	Culver	JP-1	unknown	1946	0	Jet Powered Target proposal to USAF; Mooney involvement unconfirmed.
M-18	d	Mooney	M-18 Mite	25hp Crossley Cobra CC46-M-1/-2A (later Lycoming O-145)	1947	11	Single-seat, low-wing; retractable gear.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18L Mite	65hp Lycoming O-145-B2	1949	81	"Wee Scotsman" was 1953 Deluxe variant.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18LA Mite / Wee Scotsman (ATC 803)	65hp Lycoming O-145-B2 ?	1951	45	Gross weight increased 70 lb. to 850 lb.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18C Mite / Wee Scotsman (ATC 803)	65hp Continental A-65-8 or -12	1950	122	"Wee Scotsman" was 1953 Deluxe variant.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18C "Mighty Mouse" (Army XM 27)	65hp Continental A-65-12	1953	(1)	First Mite built at Kerrville [N4101], to Ballistics Research Labs (Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD) as test-bed for auto-pilots.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18C-55 Mite (ATC 803)	65hp Continental A-65-12	1955	35	Variant with 850 lb. TOGW, larger/higher cockpit canopy; taller fin, minor changes.
" "	d	Mooney	M-18X Mite (ATC 803)		1972		Production kits for home-builders by Fred Quarles's Mooney Mite Aircraft Corp.
M-19	d	Mooney	M-19/A "Cub Killer"	65hp Continental A-65-12	1950- 1951	(1)	Specially modified M-18C-55 as counter-liaison aircraft with 30-cal. machine guns [X499M]; damaged and reconfigured to M-18C standard.
M-20	d	Mooney	M-20 Scotsman > Mark 20 (TC 2A3)	150hp Lycoming O-320	1955	200 or 201	New four-seat low-wing design, wooden wing.
M-21 (Opus 21)	dvp	Lockheed-Georgia	GL-225 / -1 / -4 GL-225 CRT	2x unknown	1956- 1958	0	Land-based four-place military utility twin jet for Navy TS-144 "Personnel Utility Airplane".
M-22	d	Lockheed-Azcarate	Model CL-402 / LASA-60 Conestoga or Santa Maria	260 hp Continental TSIO-470B (or 250hp IO-470R)	1960	...	Utility plane developed for Mexican market, also produced in Argentina and Italy.
M-23	d	Lockheed-Georgia	Model 330 Hummingbird (Army VZ-10 > XV-4A)	2x Pratt & Whitney JT12-A-3LH	1962	2	VTOL research type.
" "	d	Lockheed-Georgia	Model 331 Hummingbird (Army XV-4B)	6x General Electric J85-19	1966	(1)	Improved version.
M-24	rd	Avtek	Model ER-1 Model 400/A	2x Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-3L/R	1984	1	Tri-Wing Business Aircraft "Recovery program".

NOTE:
d = design, rd = redesign, dvp = development

On top of all these models, there are also a number of other types that Al Mooney worked on as a mere consultant:

• Astro Kinetics Astro V Dynafan (1964)
• Wren/O-2A, or Twin Wren 840 (1968)
• Burns BA-42 N°2 (1969-74)
• Vertical Lift Machine (1970)
• Burns Dragonfly (1971)
• Old Man's Aircraft Co. OMAC-1 (1981-83)

Other types/projects he may have been associated with, or been a consultant for, are:​

• Alexander two-place enclosed monoplane (1926)
• Nicholas-Beazley M-19, M-20, and M-21 (1931) (airfoil designs)
• Monocoupe Deluxe 90-A (1935)
• Columbia BY-1/Model 2 Sesquiplane (1937)
• RAT-9, unidentified high-wing monoplane (1942)
• Spartan Model 12 Executive (1946)
• Lockheed-Georgia Model GL-135 (UTX) (1956-59)
• CC-46 (whatever that was)