Wayne Ison is an aircraft designer whose designs include the Airbike , Mini-MAX, Hi-MAX and PDQ-2.
He first worked for the Ford Motor Company, then received a draft notice following the U.S. entry into the Second World War. He served as a C-46 Commando radio operator during World War II.[1]
He, along with others, formed the Tennessee Engineering And Manufacturing incorporated, known as TEAM Incorporated, to market his Mini-MAX design. Following a law suit,[2][3] TEAM was dissolved with the transfer of the Mini-MAX and Airbike designs to ISON Aircraft.
Ison was inducted into the Experimental Aircraft Association Ultralight Hall of Fame in 2000.[4]
The Mini-MAX line, with the exception of the Airbike, is now marketed by JDT Mini-MAX.