Team Mini-Max
American kit aircraft manufacturer
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::summary American kit aircraft manufacturer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Team Mini-Max |
| logo | JDT Mini-MAX logo.png |
| type | Private limited liability company |
| location_city | Niles, Michigan |
| location_country | United States |
| industry | Aerospace |
| products | Kit aircraft |
| homepage | |
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Team Mini-Max, LLC is a kit aircraft manufacturer located in Niles, Michigan. The company produces the Mini-MAX and Hi-MAX lines of aircraft. All the designs feature wooden construction with aircraft fabric covering. The current models offered are powered by either Rotax or Hirth two-stroke or Volkswagen four-stroke engines.
History
The Mini-MAX family was originally produced by TEAM Incorporated (Tennessee Engineering and Manufacturing) of Bradyville, Tennessee. The company was eventually bankrupted by a lawsuit and production passed to Ison Aircraft also of Bradyville, Tennessee and then to JDT Mini-MAX of Nappanee, Indiana. The Mini-MAX name stands for MINImum cost, MAXimum fun.
The company was renamed Team Mini-Max in 2012 and moved to Niles, Michigan.
Aircraft
::data[format=table title="align=center style="background:#BFD7FF"| '''Summary of aircraft built by JDT Mini-MAX'''"]
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1030F MAX 103 | 1984 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | |
| 1100F Mini-MAX | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | ||
| 1100R Mini-MAX | 1984 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | |
| 1500R Sport | 1987 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | |
| 1600R Sport | 1989 | Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | |
| 1550V V-MAX | 1993 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | |
| 1650R EROS | Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft | ||
| 1700R Hi-MAX | 1987 | Single seat high wing ultralight | |
| AeroMax | 2012 | 1 | Single seat high wing light-sport aircraft |
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References
References
- Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 268-271. BAI Communications. {{ISBN. 0-9636409-4-1
- Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 57-58. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN. 0891-1851
- Downey, Julia: ''2002 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, pages 46-47. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN. 0891-1851
- Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 70-71. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
- Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-40 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN. 0-9680628-1-4
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The JDT Mini-MAX Line".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The JDT Hi-MAX Line".
- Team Mini-Max. (2012). "About Team Mini-Max".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1030F "MAX 103"".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1100F "Ultralight Mini-MAX"".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The Original "Mini-MAX" 1100R".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1500R "Sport"".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1600R "Sport"".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). ""V-MAX" 1550V".
- JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1650R "EROS"".
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