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The '''Meyers 200''' was a single-engined light aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.
The '''Meyers 200''' is a single-engined light aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.


==Design==
==Design==
It was the brainchild of [[Al Meyers]] and was a development of his [[Meyers MAC-145]] design. The holder of a number of speed records in its class, the Meyers 200 is widely admired for its clean lines, and is also known for its exceptionally sturdy airframe. This strength is derived from a tubular [[41xx steel|4130 chrome-moly steel]] truss structure with [[aluminum]] skin that protects occupants.<ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Sport Aviation|date=June 1960}}</ref>
It was the brainchild of [[Al Meyers]] and was a development of his [[Meyers MAC-145]] design. The holder of a number of speed records in its class, the Meyers 200 is widely admired for its clean lines, and is also known for its exceptionally sturdy airframe. This strength is derived from a tubular [[41xx steel|4130 chrome-moly steel]] truss structure with [[aluminum]] skin that protects occupants.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Sport Aviation|date=June 1960}}</ref>


===Acquisition by Aero Commander===
===Acquisition by Aero Commander===
In [[1966 in aviation|1966]], the [[Aero Commander (aircraft manufacturer)|Aero Commander]] division of [[North American Rockwell]] purchased the rights to the Meyers 145 and 200, as part of a strategy to capture a share of the light aircraft market in the United States. During this time it was in the James Bond film ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''. Known briefly as the '''Aero Commander 200''', it soon emerged that the firm could not produce the design economically. Meyers' firm had been virtually hand-building each aircraft and no [[Jig (tool)|jigs]] or tooling for the kind of [[mass production]] envisaged by Aero Commander even existed at the time the rights were bought. Having spent US$4 million to produce just US$3 million worth of product, Aero Commander ceased production in [[1968 in aviation|1968]] and sold the rights to the [[Interceptor Corporation]], which developed a [[turboprop]]-powered version as the [[Interceptor 400]]. Ownership of the rights eventually passed to Prop-Jets, Inc., now known as Interceptor Aircraft Corporation.
In [[1966 in aviation|1966]], the [[Aero Commander]] division of [[North American Aviation#Merger and acquisition|North American Rockwell]] purchased the rights to the Meyers 145 and 200, as part of a strategy to capture a share of the light aircraft market in the United States. During this time it was in the James Bond film ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''. Known briefly as the '''Aero Commander 200''', it soon emerged that the firm could not produce the design economically. Meyers' firm had been virtually hand-building each aircraft and no [[Jig (tool)|jigs]] or tooling for the kind of [[mass production]] envisaged by Aero Commander even existed at the time the rights were bought. Having spent US$4 million to produce just US$3 million worth of product, Aero Commander ceased production in [[1968 in aviation|1968]] and sold the rights to the [[Interceptor Corporation]], which developed a [[turboprop]]-powered version as the [[Interceptor 400]]. Ownership of the rights eventually passed to Prop-Jets, Inc., later known as Interceptor Aircraft Corporation. In 2014 the Global Parts Group, via a separately formed affiliate company called Interceptor Aviation Inc, purchased the rights along with all associated assets and intellectual property related to the Meyers 200 and Interceptor 400 model aircraft.


==Operational service==
==Operational service==
The Meyers 200D has never had an in-flight structural failure and has never had an [[FAA]] mandated [[Airworthiness Directive]] (AD) issued against the airframe. The [[41xx steel|4130 chrome-moly steel]] tubular [[roll cage]] and understructure act like a race car protective cage during a crash. Several Meyers aircraft have been [[Emergency landing|forced down]] in the trees and off airport runways with documented instances of the occupants walking away with only minor injuries or a broken bone.
The Meyers 200D has never had an in-flight structural failure and has never had a [[Federal Aviation Administration]] mandated [[Airworthiness directive|Airworthiness Directive]] (AD) issued against the airframe. The [[41xx steel|4130 chrome-moly steel]] tubular [[roll cage]] and understructure act like a race car protective cage during a crash. Several Meyers aircraft have been [[Emergency landing|forced down]] in the trees and off airport runways with documented instances of the occupants walking away with only minor injuries or a broken bone.


==Variants==
==Variants==
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[[File:Meyers200A.jpg|thumb|right|Meyers 200A]]
[[File:Meyers200A.jpg|thumb|right|Meyers 200A]]
* '''200'''&nbsp;— single prototype powered by [[Continental O-470]]
* '''200'''&nbsp;— single prototype powered by [[Continental O-470]]
* '''200A'''&nbsp;— production version powered by [[Continental IO-470]] (11 built)
* '''200A'''&nbsp;— production version powered by [[Continental O-470|Continental IO-470]] (11 built)
* '''200B'''&nbsp;— (17 built)
* '''200B'''&nbsp;— (17 built)
* '''200C'''&nbsp;— raised roof-line and larger windshield (9 built)
* '''200C'''&nbsp;— raised roof-line and larger windshield (9 built)
* '''200D'''&nbsp;— engine replaced with [[Continental IO-520]]A and flush riveted wings (8 built)
* '''200D'''&nbsp;— engine replaced with [[Continental O-520|Continental IO-520-A]] and flush riveted wings (8 built)


===[[Aero Commander]]===
===[[Aero Commander]]===
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===Interceptor===
===Interceptor===
* '''[[Interceptor 400|400]]'''&nbsp;— Turboprop based on the 200 <ref>{{cite journal|magazine=Air Progress|date=December 1971|page=19}}</ref>
* '''[[Interceptor 400|400]]'''&nbsp;— Turboprop based on the 200 <ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress|date=December 1971|page=19}}</ref>


==Specifications (Meyers 200D)==
==Specifications (Meyers 200D)==
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*[[Bellanca Viking]]
*[[Bellanca Viking]]
*[[Johnson Rocket 185]]
*[[Johnson Rocket 185]]
*[[Ryan Navion]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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{{commons category|Meyers 200}}
{{commons category|Meyers 200}}
* [http://www.meyersaircraft.com/ Meyers Aircraft Home Page]
* [http://www.meyersaircraft.com/ Meyers Aircraft Home Page]
* [http://www.meyersmovement.com Meyers Aircraft Owner Community by Type Certificate and OEM assets holder, Global Parts Group, Inc.]
* [http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepMeyers200D.html Aviation Journalist Bud Davisson's review of the Meyers 200D]
* [http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepMeyers200D.html Aviation Journalist Bud Davisson's review of the Meyers 200D]
* [https://www.avweb.com/used-aircraft-guide-digest/buying-a-used-aircraft-meyers-200/ AVweb used aircraft review]


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Latest revision as of 17:19, 2 December 2024

Meyers 200
A 1966-built Aero Commander 200D
General information
National originUnited States of America
ManufacturerMeyers Aircraft Company
History
Introduction date1955

The Meyers 200 is a single-engined light aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.

Design

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It was the brainchild of Al Meyers and was a development of his Meyers MAC-145 design. The holder of a number of speed records in its class, the Meyers 200 is widely admired for its clean lines, and is also known for its exceptionally sturdy airframe. This strength is derived from a tubular 4130 chrome-moly steel truss structure with aluminum skin that protects occupants.[1]

Acquisition by Aero Commander

[edit]

In 1966, the Aero Commander division of North American Rockwell purchased the rights to the Meyers 145 and 200, as part of a strategy to capture a share of the light aircraft market in the United States. During this time it was in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. Known briefly as the Aero Commander 200, it soon emerged that the firm could not produce the design economically. Meyers' firm had been virtually hand-building each aircraft and no jigs or tooling for the kind of mass production envisaged by Aero Commander even existed at the time the rights were bought. Having spent US$4 million to produce just US$3 million worth of product, Aero Commander ceased production in 1968 and sold the rights to the Interceptor Corporation, which developed a turboprop-powered version as the Interceptor 400. Ownership of the rights eventually passed to Prop-Jets, Inc., later known as Interceptor Aircraft Corporation. In 2014 the Global Parts Group, via a separately formed affiliate company called Interceptor Aviation Inc, purchased the rights along with all associated assets and intellectual property related to the Meyers 200 and Interceptor 400 model aircraft.

Operational service

[edit]

The Meyers 200D has never had an in-flight structural failure and has never had a Federal Aviation Administration mandated Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued against the airframe. The 4130 chrome-moly steel tubular roll cage and understructure act like a race car protective cage during a crash. Several Meyers aircraft have been forced down in the trees and off airport runways with documented instances of the occupants walking away with only minor injuries or a broken bone.

Variants

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Meyers

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Meyers 200A
  • 200 — single prototype powered by Continental O-470
  • 200A — production version powered by Continental IO-470 (11 built)
  • 200B — (17 built)
  • 200C — raised roof-line and larger windshield (9 built)
  • 200D — engine replaced with Continental IO-520-A and flush riveted wings (8 built)

Aero Commander

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An Aero Commander 200D Taxiing
  • 200 — Aero Commander version of the 200D (77 built)
  • 200 — Aero Commander version of the 200E (1 prototype built)
  • T200E — experimental twin-engine conversion - never built

Interceptor

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  • 400 — Turboprop based on the 200 [2]

Specifications (Meyers 200D)

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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1967–68[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3 passengers
  • Length: 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
  • Height: 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
  • Wing area: 161.5 sq ft (15.00 m2)
  • Airfoil: root: NACA 23015; tip: NACA 4412[4]
  • Empty weight: 1,940 lb (880 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 40 US gal (33 imp gal; 150 L) normal
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-520-A air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally-opposed, 285 hp (213 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 210 mph (333 km/h, 180 kn) (max cruise)
  • Stall speed: 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn) (wheels and flaps down)
  • Range: 900 mi (1,400 km, 780 nmi) (normal fuel, 45 minutes reserve)
  • Service ceiling: 18,500 ft (5,600 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min (7.1 m/s)
  • Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 1,200 ft (370 m)
  • Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 1,150 ft (350 m)

See also

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Related development:

Comparable aircraft:

References

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  1. ^ Sport Aviation. June 1960. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Air Progress: 19. December 1971. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Taylor 1967, p. 186
  4. ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  • Taylor, John W. R. (1967). Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1967–68. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company.
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