Marske Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft design firm founded by Jim Marske (born 1938) and based in

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. The company specialized in the design of tailless gliders primarily for amateur construction.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory,

Soaring Magazine ''SOARING'' is a magazine published monthly as a membership benefit of the Soaring Society of America. It was first published in 1937. The headquarters is in Hobbs, New Mexico. The magazine's article topics include safety issues and accounts of ind ...

'', pp. 15, 46, 122. Soaring Society of America, November 1983. USPS 499-920Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', p. 57. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XPurdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook'', p. 307. BAI Communications, July 1998. Marske's first design was the

Marske XM-1 The Marske XM-1 was an American mid-wing, single-seat, Experimental aircraft, experimental tailless aircraft, tailless Glider (sailplane), glider that was designed and built by Jim Marske in 1957. Experimentation with the XM-1 lead to the fina ...

, constructed in 1957 when he was 19 years old. The design was an experiment and only one was constructed. The

Marske Pioneer The Marske Pioneer is a family of American, single-seat, mid-wing, tailless gliders that was designed by Jim Marske. The Pioneer II version was available as plans and in kit form from Marske Aircraft Corporation for amateur construction.Sai ...

series first flew in 1968 and has been developed through the all-composite construction Pioneer III model. The

Marske Monarch The Marske Monarch is a single-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, tailless ultralight glider and motor glider that was offered both as plans and a kit for amateur construction by Marske Aircraft.Said, Bob: ''1983 Sailplane Directory, Soaring Ma ...

is a tailless ultralight glider that was first flown in 1974, during the early heyday of

hang glider Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider. Most modern hang gliders are made of an aluminium alloy or composite frame covered ...

flying. The Monarch can be built as a powered self-launching sailplane or as a pure glider, depending on whether an engine is installed. Marske also collaborated with US aerodynamicist

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in 1992 on the design of the

LAK Genesis 2 __NOTOC__ The Genesis 2 is a Standard Class competition glider that was designed by an American team led by Jerry Mercer. It was produced in Lithuania. It is notable in having almost no rear fuselage. However it is not tailless, because it has ...

that was produced for a time in

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, 27 having been completed. The Genesis was the first production aircraft to use Graphlite carbon rods for the

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* {{Marske Aircraft Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United States Glider aircraft Homebuilt aircraft Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1973