Albert W Mooney was a self-taught American aircraft designer and early aviation entrepreneur.
11 Facts About Al Mooney
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Albert W "Al" Mooney was born in Denver, Colorado, on 12 April 1906.
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Al Mooney's older brother Arthur was born on 10 July 1904.
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Finally Al Mooney got the chance to build the M-1 or Long Wing Eaglerock, a plane of his own design.
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In 1926, after spending some time working for Montague, where he designed his M-2, Al Mooney took his first flying lessons.
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When Montague's finances ran out, Al Mooney returned to the Alexander company, where he was named chief engineer in 1928.
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In 1931, with the economy failing, the Al Mooney Corporation closed its doors.
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Al Mooney's next design, the M-6, was a two-place low-wing design.
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McMahon, Al and Art Al Mooney resurrected the Al Mooney Aircraft Corporation, with Al as general manager and chief engineer.
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In 1964, while Al Mooney was designing his final aircraft, a benign tumor was found in his wife Opie.
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On 7 May 1986 in Dallas, Texas, Albert Al Mooney died at the age of 80.