Marshall Aerospace

UK
Known as Marshall’s Flying Schools Ltd. until 1962, becoming Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd., developed major engineering, overhaul, and conversion organization at Cambridge. During 1958-1960 produced much-modified AusterT.7 designated Marshall MA.4, a boundary layer research aircraft built under Ministry of Aviation contract for Cambridge University. Undertook the lengthening of 29 RAF Hercules transports as C.Mk 3s up to 1985, plus conversion of other RAF Hercules C.Mk 1s into flight refuelling tankers, and conversion of ex-airline TriStars into tankers for the RAF. Known as Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd. since 1992. Offers design, modification, maintenance, support, and specialist manufacturing for aircraft, while other programs include association with Lockheed Martin of the U.S.A. on the RAF/British Army’s proposed airborne stand-off radar (ASTOR) proposals using a modified Gulfstream V as the core platform.

Marinens Flyvebatfabrikk

Naval Flying-Boat Factory established at Horten in 1915 to build aircraft for Royal Norwegian Navy, including early Farman designs, Hansa Brandenburg W.33 twin-float fighter reconnaissance aircraft and, during 1920s, a small number of Douglas DT-2B and DT-2C torpedo carriers. Breda Ba 28 trainer seaplane also built under license. Indigenous seaplanes included M.F.8 biplane trainer, M.F.9 single-seat fighter, M.F.10 advanced trainer, and M.F.11 three-seat reconnaissance aircraft.

Marinavia Farina Srl

Italy
Marinavia Farina Srl was founded in 1946 by industrial designer Domenico Farina with headquarters in Milan. Designed and built several gliders and sailplanes, and prototype QR.14 Levriero four seat touring aircraft, powered by two de Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engines, first flown 1947, in which year it won Coppa dell’Aria at Milan.

Marendaz Aircraft Ltd

UK
Donald Marendaz was born in Neath in Wales in 1897 to a Swiss family. He later served as a Lieutenant in the R.F.C. with some distinction during World War I. He was it has to be said a bit of a “chancer”. For all that he did start up and design the Marendaz Car business in Brixton later moving the factory to Maidenhead. These cars used Anzani engines and were quite highly regarded, being quite successfully used in competition.
Later on at Barton le Clay aerodrome he registered the Bedford School of Flying and became involved in designing and building the Marendaz MK II and Mk III.

D. M. K. Marendaz designed the four-seat Mk III cabin monoplane, two built by International Aircraft & Engineering Ltd. at Maidenhead 1937/1938. Marendaz company, at Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire, built prototype Marendaz Trainer two-seat monoplane which first flew December 1939.

Marendaz died in 1988 at the age of 91

MAPO ‘MiG’

Name (since 1995) for constructor of Mikoyan aircraft, comprising MAPO production factory and ANPK “MiG”named after A.I. Mikoyan Aviation Scientific-Production Complex (Mikoyan & Gurevich). Part of larger MIG “MAPO-M”organization (MIG “MAPO”).
Currently producing MiG-21 upgrade as MiG-21 -93, MiG-29 Fulcrum lightweight close-air-combat fighter (first flown October 1977 and over 1,500 built, serving since 1983), improved MiG-29M (first flown April 1986) and MiG-33 export version, MiG-29K shipborne fighter prototype (first flown July 1988, first landing on aircraft carrier Admiral KuznetsovNovember 1989, and development restarted in 1996 after earlier program halt), MiG-35 multirole fighter (first flight 1999?), MiG 1-44 uniquely configured newgeneration combat aircraft (first seen February 1999), and MiG-AT/UTS/AC series of advanced and combat trainers. MiG-301/321 are reported hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft, thought to be under development. Also developing MiG-110 light multipurpose transport and MiG-115 and MiG-125 transports.