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| Type | Private limited liability company |
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| Industry | Aerospace |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Kit aircraft |
| Website | www |
Team Mini-Max, LLC is a kit aircraft manufacturer located in Niles, Michigan. 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]
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 then to JDT Mini-MAX of Nappanee, Indiana. The Mini-MAX name stands for MINImum cost, MAXimum fun. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The company was renamed Team Mini-Max in 2012 and moved to Niles, Michigan. [8]
| Model name | First flight | Number built | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1030F MAX 103 | 1984 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [9] | |
| 1100F Mini-MAX | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [10] | ||
| 1100R Mini-MAX | 1984 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [11] | |
| 1500R Sport | 1987 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [12] | |
| 1600R Sport | 1989 | Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [13] | |
| 1550V V-MAX | 1993 | Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [14] | |
| 1650R EROS | Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [15] | ||
| 1700R Hi-MAX | 1987 | Single seat high wing ultralight [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [7] | |
| AeroMax | 2012 | 1 | Single seat high wing light-sport aircraft |
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