Meyers Aircraft Company
IndustryAerospace
Founded1936 (1936)
FoundersAllen H. Meyers
Defunct1965 (1965)
FateAcquired by Aero Commander

The Meyers Aircraft Company was a US aircraft manufacturer established by Al Meyers in Tecumseh, Michigan in 1936 at what is now Meyers–Diver's Airport.

History

Originally, the company produced a biplane trainer, the Meyers OTW, but after World War II developed a range of light utility aircraft, culminating in the Meyers 200. In 1965, the company and the rights to two of its aircraft, the 145 and 200 were purchased by the Aero Commander Division of Rockwell-Standard.[1]

Post-acquisition

In 1977, a company in Denver bought the tooling and rights to the Meyers 200 and attempted to put it back into production.[2] By 1994, the type certificate for the MAC-145 was owned by a company in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[3] By 1996, a company called the New Meyers Aircraft Company had started construction on a new factory in Fort Pierce, Florida. The company planned to build a development of the MAC-145 called the SP20.[4]

Aircraft

Model name First flight Number built Type
Meyers OTW 1936 104 Training biplane
Meyers Me-165W 1942 1 CPTP Trainer
Meyers MAC-145 1947 22 Sports aircraft
Meyers 200 1955 129 Light cabin aircraft

References

  1. ^ Pearson, Jean (13 July 1965). "Rockwell Selects Tecumseh Plane". Detroit Free Press. p. 5C. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. ^ "In the Air". Flying. Ziff-Davis Publishing Corporation. May 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Meyers MAC-145 is Back". Flying. Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. November 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "New Plant for New Meyers". Flying. Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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