Part of the MIG “MAPO-M” organization since June 1997.
Manufacturer
MAPO
Russia
Voenno-Promyshlennyi Komplex Moscow Aviation Production Organization can trace its lineage to 1893 and the original factory in Moscow. Constructed French Nieuports and Farmans during First World War, and in 1918 was named State Aircraft Works No. 1. Retitled MAPO in 1991 and in 1996 became MIG “MAPO” (Military Industrial Group ‘MAPO’) as state-owned concern comprising MAPO “MiG” (see Mikoyan and Gurevich), Kamov and several other important Russian aviation-related companies and organizations.
In 1997 Myasishchev Design Bureau was added, giving rise to MIG “MAPO-M” title. In addition to combat aircraft production and development of transports, also manufactures smaller civil aircraft such as Aviatika-890, T-101 Grach, I-1L, and IL-103 for others, plus maintenance and servicing.
Manzolini di Campoleone
Italy
Designed Libellula coaxial single-seat light helicopter, first flown January 7,1952, later developed as Libellula II with Walter Minor engine and certificated on 1 0ctober 15,1962; Libellula III two-seater followed with Walter M332 engine.
Manuel, W. L.
W.L.Manuel designed and built the first four types of gliders while he was serving in the RAF. He was the Channel Gliding Club instructor in 1932. In 1933 he established a small workshop at the London Gliding Club, Dunstable (which was known as the Wren Works) and built the second Willow Wren there. At that time he advertised for sale complete Wrens at £90 and Primary gliders at £45 each. In January 1935 he joined the Dunstable Sailplane Co and built a developed version of the Willow Wren which was named the Dunstable Kestrel.
In January 1968, W.L.Manuel retired from the position of Chief Planning Engineer with A.C. Cars Ltd, and, having already designed the Hawk, built this at Fairoaks aerodrome, Surrey.
Mantelli, Adriano
Born 13 February 1913, in 1929 Mantelli competed in flying competitions with aircraft that were self-designed and built. In 1931 he started designing gliders.
In the summer of 1936, Adriano Mantelli was the leading Italian fighter pilot in the Spanish Civil War serving in the Regia Aeronautica. Mantelli shot down a Dewoitine piloted by British pilot Edward Hillman. Flying under the alias “Arrighi”, he would later share the title for highest scoring Ace with Mario Bonzano at fifteen victories.
In 1945 Mantelli designed the AM-6 twin boomed pusher aircraft derived from previous glider designs. Mantelli co-founded the company Alaparma with Livio Agostini to produce the AM-6, and later the AM-8 and AM-10 aircraft.
In 1951 Mantelli designed and built two gliders, the AM-10 and AM-12 “Albatross”, in Buenos Aires, Argentina In 1954, Mantelli set an Italian record for altitude in a glider in a two-seat CVV-6 Canguro glider.
Mantelli received the FAI Louis Blériot Medal in 1962, and 1964. Mantelli reached the rank of General.
He died on 6 May 1995 while waiting for a train at Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station.
Manta Products
1982-3: Manta Products, 1647 East 14th Street, Oakland, California 94606, USA.
Hang-glider and trike builder
Mansyu Hikoki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha
Established by Imperial Ordnance issued June 1938, incorporating aircraft manufacturing facilities of Manchuria Aviation Company at Harbin which developed Hayabusa six passenger cabin monoplane airliner, powered by Nakajima Kotobuki radial. Acquired Tachikawa Hikoki Kabushiki Kaisha in 1940. Produced wartime combat aircraft and trainers.
Mann, Egerton & Company Ltd
UK
At its Norwich factory built 12 Short 184 or Mann, Egerton Type A seaplanes, and from this developed own Type B seaplane powered by Sunbeam engine. Built own design H.1 and H.2 shipboard fighters 1917. Subcontract production of Airco D.H.9/9A, D.H.10/10A, Sopwith 1-strutters, Short Bombers, and SPAD 7s.
Mann and Grimmer
UK
Seventeen-year old R. Mann designed M.1 two-seat fighter-reconnaissance biplane, built with assistance of R. P. Grimmer and test-flown at Hendon February 19,1915. Conventional radial engine, nose-mounted, but facing aft so that propeller shaft extending through fuselage drove interplane strut-mounted twin pusher propellers via chain drives. Wrecked November 16,1915, development discontinued.
MFI / Malmo Flygindustri / Malmo Forsknings & Innovations AB
MFI was founded 1959 as AB Malmo Flygindustri as a subsidiary of Trellborgs Gummifabric AB, with Bjorn Andreasson as designer. His independently-designed BA-7 developed as MFI-9 two-seat light aircraft, production prototype flown May 17,1961, license production by Bolkow as 208C Junior. MFI-10 Vipan short-field four-seater flown February 25,1961. Company acquired by Saab-Scandia in 1961 and evolved MFI-15 multipurpose two/three-seat military aircraft, flown 11 July 1969, later renamed Safari and then further developed into MFI-17 Supporter armed ground-support version, first flown July 6,1972.
Malmo Forsknings & Innovations AB founded by Bjorn Andreasson after original MFI. Produced MFI-18. Intended to put MFI-11 lightplane into production (first flown 1992) as modern version of MFI-9B, but program halted. Production of BA-14B lightplane (first flown 1988) was also then delayed.
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