Allen H. Meyers (September 4, 1908 – March 15, 1976) was an American pioneer aviator.
He was a 20th-century aircraft designer. He was born in
Allenhurst, New Jersey on September 4, 1908. After graduating from college as a mechanical engineer he worked for
Chance Vought,
Glenn Martin and
Stinson Aircraft Company. He then moved to Michigan and started his own aircraft company. His first design was called the
Meyers OTW
Meyers is a surname of English origin; many branches of the Meyers family trace their origins to Anglo-Saxon England. The name is derived from the Old French name ''Maire'', meaning "mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters. The English s ...
which stood for Out To Win. It was a biplane with a metal fuselage and a metal, wood and fabric wing. It was designed specifically as a primary trainer, and first flew in 1936. It was certified by the CAA in 1939, and was produced for the
Civilian Pilot Training Program during the 1930s to 1940s.
After World War II he designed the two-seat mono-wing
Meyers MAC-145 __NOTOC__
The Meyers MAC-125 is a light sport aircraft developed in the United States in 1947, produced in a small series as the MAC-145.Taylor 1989, 654Simpson 1995, 244-45
Design and development
The basic design, common to both models, was tha ...
, an all-metal, retractable geared aircraft. In the late 1950s he designed and built the
Meyers 200
The Meyers 200 is a single-engined light aircraft produced in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s.
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 i ...
which was a four-seat, all-metal aircraft. Both these aircraft had a steel structure and then covered in aluminum. Meyers built the model 200 until 1965 when he sold the company to
Aero Commander
Aero Commander was an aircraft manufacturer formed in 1944. In subsequent years, it became a subsidiary of Rockwell International and Gulfstream Aerospace. The company ceased aircraft production in 1986.
History
Aero was formed in Culver City, C ...
. He then retired from aircraft building. In 1974, Meyers was elected to the Pioneer Aviation Hall of Fame.
Meyers died on March 15, 1976.
External links
Meyers Aircraft Home PageMeyers Aircraft Owners Community , Meyers MovementMeyers Aircraft Owners Home PageMeyers FoundationFastest Plane Built in Michigan – Newspapers.com
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1908 births
1976 deaths
American aviators
People from Allenhurst, New Jersey