The 1911 Morita monoplane was designed and built by the Morita Company in Japan.
Span: 30’6″
Length: 24’3″
Morita 1911 monoplane
1 engine
Morin M85
In 2010 the prices were:
Complete Morin M85 Plans- Aluminum Wing: $375.00
Complete Morin M85 Plans- Wood Wing: $375.00
Morin M85 Aluminum Wing Plans Only: $235.00
Morin M85 Wood Wing Plans Only: $235.00
Morin M85 Streamlined Wood Stabilizer Plans: $105.00
Morin M85 11″x17″ Booklet Of Complete 143 Drawings: $175.00
Morgan Aero Works 10 Cheyenne
The one-off Morgan 10 Cheyenne aircraft was a 15 metre span motor glider powered by an 80 HP Jabiru 2200 engine. The fibreglass wings were constructed using foam ribs and the cockpit/engine mount/undercarriage mounts were connected by a steel frame.
The aircraft was registered VH-NZJ in Australia on 22/1/14 and its first flight was in May 2016 with an 18 metre 4-piece wing which was later replaced with a 15 metre wing.
Garry Morgan returned back to New Zealand in 2017 with the aircraft being cancelled from the Australian Civil Register on 17/2/17.
ZK-CZJ c/n GFA/AB/150 was registered to Garry Morgan of Renwick, New Zealand, on 7/8/17 as an Amateur Built Aircraft with a MAUW of 698 Kg.
The aircraft didn’t last very long on the New Zealand Register as on 31 December 2017 it suffered a major wing failure when flying over the Blairich Range South of Blenheim. The aircraft spiralled down and impacted on a steep slope with only minor injuries to the two occupants who walked to the top of the range and called for help by cellphone. The aircraft was fitted with a ballistic parachute but it could not be fired because the wing had folded over it.
It was cancelled from the New Zealand Civil Register on 18/1/18.
Morgan Aero Works Cougar / Wedgetail Aircraft Cougar
The 4-seater Cougar aircraft are built from kits and are of aluminium tube and sheet construction using pop rivets with a welded steel frame for the cockpit, undercarriage and engine mounts. The fairings and engine cowling are fibreglass.
Garry Morgan sold Morgan Aero Works in 2016 to Wedgetail Aircraft Pty Ltd which was formed by Ray Tolhurst and which is based at Camden Airport in NSW. Wedgetail Aircraft offer the Cheetah Sierra 200 and the Cougar, as well as the single seat Vampire.
The Wedgetail Aircraft Cougar 200, modelled on the original Morgan aircraft; features a number of improvements. Improvements to the landing gear, engine performance and instrumentation have not only improved this aircraft’s safety record but enhanced its performance and reliability.
Features:
3 Baggage Compartments
Derigged for trailer transportation in 10min
All kits include: Instruments and Radio
Wedgetail Aircraft Cougar 200
Engine: Jabiru 3300 (up to 160HP)
Wing Span: 8.23m
Length: 6.43m
Cabin Width: 1.06m
Tail Height: 2m
Tail Span: 3.05m
Empty Weight: 350-375kg
MTOW: 950kg
Main Fuel Tank: 100 Lt
Vne: 150 KNTS
Cruise 75% @8000ft: 120 KNTS
Max Manoeuvring Speed: 85KNTS
Stall Clean: 35 KNTS
Stall with flaps: 28 KNTS
Glide Ratio: 12
Rate of Climb: 1000FPM @ 80KNTS (with 130HP)
Service Ceiling: 10 000ft
Endurance: 5hrs +
Take Off Roll (Over 50ft): 150m
Landing Roll (Over 50ft): 180m
Rear Seat Load: 160kg
Seats: 4
Ultimate Load Limit: +4G, -2G
Morgan Aero Works Joey / Miranda Investments Joey
The two-seat Joey series of light sporting monoplanes was designed, developed and built by Garry Morgan of Miranda Investments of Riverwood, NSW, Australia. The first of his designs, the Joey, was designed for the amateur builder and was provided in kit form.
The kit provided the fuselage partly built, brakes, seat-belts, metal parts cut and bent, bolt kit, control cables and all welding carried out. The wing had wooden spars. The fuselage had fibreglass moulded skins on top of the fuselage deck, these being bonded with resin and cotton flock, the ply on the bottom half being 2.5 mm (0.98 in) Birch. The wing skins were pre-moulded, the tail, rudder and fin being supplied. Fuel was carried in integral wings in the wing.
The Joey can be de-rigged for carriage by trailer and to save on hangarage.
The prototype (19-3377) was completed in 2003, was fitted with a converted Volkswagen engine driving a two-blade propeller, and the cockpit width was 104 cm (41 in).
A number have been built and have been fitted with a range of engines, including Volkswagen conversions, Rotax and Jabiru units. Engines in the 45 kw to 75 kw (60 hp to 100 hp) range may be installed.
Development of the series continued and in late 2005 a new variant was released, known as the Joey 2, with a 114 cm (45 in) wide cockpit, powered by a Rotax 912 engine. Fuel capacity was a total of 150 litres (33 Imp gals) comprising 70 litres (15 Imp gals) in a header tank and 40 litres (8.8 Imp gals) in each wing tank. A further example became 19-7913.
Joey Mk II
Engine: Rotax 912, 60 kw (80 hp)
Wingspan: 8.3 m (27 ft 2 in)
Length: 5.5 m (18 ft 0½)
Height: 1.82 m (5 ft 10 in)
Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
Loaded weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
Fuel capacity: 150 litres (33 Imp gals)
Max speed: 322 km/h (200 mph)
Max cruising speed: 222 km/h (138 mph)
Max manoeuvring speed: 222 km/h (138 mph)
Max rough air speed: 259 km/h (161 mph)
Stalling speed: 74 km/h (46 mph)
Takeoff and landing run: 200 m (656 ft)
Cockpit width: 114 cm (45 in)
Morgan Aero Works Super Diamond
Morgan Aero Works produced the single seat Diamond. The Super Diamond is a fabric-covered, pop-riveted aluminum tubing design with premolded fiberglass wing ribs, cowlings, fairings, etc.
The Super Diamond four-stroke single-seater can take many engines in the 60-80 hp range and they have a Super Diamond Twister model that is approved for aerobatics.
The complete kits less motor, instruments, paint and upholstery ran about $14-18k for the single-seater.
Morgan Aero Works Cheetah / Cheetah Sierra / Wedgetail Aircraft Cheetah Sierra
New Zealander Garry Morgan’s first design was the Cheetah and this was further developed into the Cheetah Sierra 100.
The aircraft are built from kits and are of aluminium tube and sheet construction using pop rivets with a welded steel frame for the cockpit, undercarriage and engine mounts. The fairings and engine cowling are fibreglass. The wings are easily detachable for trailering and storage.
Garry Morgan sold Morgan Aero Works in 2016 to Wedgetail Aircraft Pty Ltd. Wedgetail Aircraft offer the Cheetah Sierra 200.
Cheetah Sierra 100
Engine: Jabiru 2200, 80 HP
Wingspan: 26 feet
Length: 19 feet
Empty weight: 313 Kg
MAUW: 544 Kg
Cruise speed: 130 knots
Stall speed: 37 knots
Moreland M-1
A three-seat biplane powered by a 225 hp Wright engine, circa late 1920s.
Moreau Aérostable No.2
A De Dion-Bouton “Vis-à-vis” automobile towing a “Frères Moreau Aéroplane a stabilisation automatique” in 1911 at Combs-la-Ville. Different than other machines built by brothers Jules Albert & André Moreau, the No.2 was equipped with a Gnôme engine and the wings do not seem to be covered of silk, but with emaillit.
Moreau Aérostable No.1
Designed and built by Albert Moreau in France in 1909.
Span: 39’4″
Length: 29’6″
Weight empty: 1100 lb
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