Team Mini-Max

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Team Mini-Max
TypePrivate limited liability company
Industry Aerospace
Headquarters,
Products Kit aircraft
Website www.teammini-max.com

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]

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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 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]

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by JDT Mini-MAX
Model nameFirst flightNumber builtType
1030F MAX 103 1984Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [9]
1100F Mini-MAX Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [10]
1100R Mini-MAX 1984Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [11]
1500R Sport 1987Single seat, open cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [12]
1600R Sport 1989Single seat, enclosed cockpit, mid-wing aircraft [1] [2] [3] [4] [13]
1550V V-MAX 1993Single 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 1987Single seat high wing ultralight [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [7]
AeroMax 20121Single seat high wing light-sport aircraft

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