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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Mooney M-18C (N70DV): Armchair Aviator's· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Mooney Mite M-18L NC366A: Ahunt· Public domain
- 3. Mooney M-18C Mite (10438441993): Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China· CC0
- 4. Mooney M.18C Mite ‘N3199K’ (51216044476): Alan Wilson from Peterborough, Cambs, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Mooney M-18 "Mite" is a low-wing, single-seat monoplane with retractable, tricycle landing gear.
How to recognise it: 1 engine · 8.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 79 years ago, in 1947.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1947
- introduced
- 1947
- number built
- 283
- role
- personal use aircraft
- makers
- Mooney International Corporation
- engines
- 1× Continental A65
- length
- 5.5 m
- wingspan
- 8.2 m
- height
- 1.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 354 kg
- top speed
- 222 km/h
- cruise speed
- 201 km/h
- range
- 708 km
- ceiling
- 5,913 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6907749, Wikipedia: Mooney M-18 Mite (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.