Team Mini-Max

American kit aircraft manufacturer


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nameTeam Mini-Max
logoJDT Mini-MAX logo.png
typePrivate limited liability company
location_cityNiles, Michigan
location_countryUnited States
industryAerospace
productsKit 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

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Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
1030F MAX 1031984Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1100F Mini-MAXSingle seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1100R Mini-MAX1984Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1500R Sport1987Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1600R Sport1989Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1550V V-MAX1993Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1650R EROSSingle seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft
1700R Hi-MAX1987Single seat high wing ultralight
AeroMax20121Single seat high wing light-sport aircraft
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References

References

  1. Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', page 268-271. BAI Communications. {{ISBN. 0-9636409-4-1
  2. Downey, Julia: ''2008 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 57-58. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN. 0891-1851
  3. Downey, Julia: ''2002 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, pages 46-47. Primedia Publications. {{ISSN. 0891-1851
  4. Kitplanes Staff: ''1999 Kit Aircraft Directory'', Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 70-71. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
  5. Cliche, Andre: ''Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide'' 8th Edition, page B-40 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN. 0-9680628-1-4
  6. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The JDT Mini-MAX Line".
  7. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The JDT Hi-MAX Line".
  8. Team Mini-Max. (2012). "About Team Mini-Max".
  9. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1030F "MAX 103"".
  10. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1100F "Ultralight Mini-MAX"".
  11. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "The Original "Mini-MAX" 1100R".
  12. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1500R "Sport"".
  13. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1600R "Sport"".
  14. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). ""V-MAX" 1550V".
  15. JDT Mini-MAX. (2004). "1650R "EROS"".

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