JDT Mini-MAX

JDT Mini-MAX
Type Private limited liability company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters Nappanee, Indiana, United States
Products Kit aircraft
Website www.jdtmini-max.com

JDT Mini-MAX, LLC is a kit aircraft manufacturer located in Nappanee, Indiana. 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

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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 finally to JDT Mini-MAX. The Mini-MAX name stands for MINImum cost, MAXimum fun.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Aircraft

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[8]
1100F Mini-MAX Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[9]
1100R Mini-MAX 1984 Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[1][2][3][4][10]
1500R Sport 1987 Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[1][2][3][4][11]
1600R Sport 1989 Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[1][2][3][4][12]
1550V V-MAX 1993 Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[1][2][3][4][13]
1650R EROS Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft[1][2][3][4][14]
1700R Hi-MAX 1987 Single seat high wing ultralight[1][2][3][4][5][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, page 268-271. BAI Communications. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Downey, Julia: 2008 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 24, Number 12, December 2007, page 57-58. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Downey, Julia: 2002 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 18, Number 12, December 2001, pages 46-47. Primedia Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Kitplanes Staff: 1999 Kit Aircraft Directory, Kitplanes, Volume 15, Number 12, December 1998, page 70-71. Primedia Publications. IPM 0462012
  5. ^ a b c Cliche, Andre: Ultralight Aircraft Shopper's Guide 8th Edition, page B-40 Cybair Limited Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-9680628-1-4
  6. ^ a b JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "The JDT Mini-MAX Line". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/minimaxline.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  7. ^ a b JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "The JDT Hi-MAX Line". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/himaxline.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  8. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "1030F "MAX 103"". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1030F.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  9. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "1100F "Ultralight Mini-MAX"". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1100F.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  10. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "The Original "Mini-MAX" 1100R". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1100R.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  11. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "1500R "Sport"". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1500R.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  12. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "1600R "Sport"". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1600R.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  13. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). ""V-MAX" 1550V". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1550V.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 
  14. ^ JDT Mini-MAX (2004). "1650R "EROS"". http://www.jdtmini-max.com/1650R.php. Retrieved 2009-10-19. 

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