Meyers Aircraft Company

Meyers Aircraft Company

A Meyers 200D
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1936 (1936)
Founders	Allen H. Meyers
Defunct	1965 (1965)
Fate	Acquired by Aero Commander

The Meyers Aircraft Company was a US aircraft manufacturer established by Al Meyers in Tecumseh, Michigan, in 1936 at what is now Meyers–Diver's Airport.

History

Originally, the company produced a biplane trainer, the Meyers OTW, but after World War II developed a range of light utility aircraft, culminating in the Meyers 200. In 1965, the company and the rights to two of its aircraft, the 145 and 200 were purchased by the Aero Commander Division of Rockwell-Standard.[1]

Post-acquisition

In 1977, a company in Denver bought the tooling and rights to the Meyers 200 and attempted to put it back into production.[2] By 1994, the type certificate for the MAC-145 was owned by a company in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[3] By 1996, a company called the New Meyers Aircraft Company had started construction on a new factory in Fort Pierce, Florida. The company planned to build a development of the MAC-145 called the SP20.[4]

Aircraft

Model name	First flight	Number built	Type
Meyers OTW	1936	104	Training biplane
Meyers Me-165W	1942	1	CPTP Trainer
Meyers MAC-145	1947	22	Sports aircraft
Meyers 200	1955	129	Light cabin aircraft

References

1. Pearson, Jean (13 July 1965). "Rockwell Selects Tecumseh Plane". Detroit Free Press. p. 5C. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
2. "In the Air". Flying. Ziff-Davis Publishing Corporation. May 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. "Meyers MAC-145 is Back". Flying. Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. November 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. "New Plant for New Meyers". Flying. Hachette Filipacchi Magazines. January 1996. p. 31. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Meyers Aircraft Owner Community by Type Certificate and OEM assets holder, Global Parts Group, Inc.