Midwest Engineering & Design

Midwest Engineering & Design
TypePrivately held company
IndustryAerospace
Headquarters
Overland Park, Kansas
,
United States
ProductsAircraft plans, boat and submarine plans, kits and parts
OwnerDigital Marketing USA
Websitewww.digitalmarketingusa.com

Midwest Engineering & Design (also called just Midwest Engineering) is an American aircraft, boat and submarine manufacturer based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of vehicles and other products under the motto "Exploring our world by land, sea and air".

The company is a division of Digital Marketing USA.

The company's products include autogyros, sailboats, submarines, Scuba diver propulsion vehicle, hydrofoils, off-road motorcycles, amphibious gliders, underwater camera housings, hydrophones, powered paragliders, a line of outdoor cookbooks and a discontinued line of ultralight aircraft and helicopters. Some products are available as plans, kits, parts or complete units.

Aircraft

Summary of aircraft built by Midwest Engineering
Model name First flight Number built Type
Midwest Hornet 1997 Autogyro
Midwest Questar Arrowstar 60 (1998) Ultralight aircraft
Midwest Questar Open Aire 10 (1998) Ultralight aircraft
Midwest Questar Sport 30 (1998) Ultralight aircraft
Midwest Questar XLS 10 (1998) Ultralight aircraft
Midwest Zodiac Talon-Turbine 1990s 15 (1998) helicopter

References

  1. 1 2 Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 208. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. ISBN 0-9636409-4-1
  2. 1 2 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 184. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  3. 1 2 Midwest Engineering & Design (2013). "Welcome to Midwest Engineering and Design". Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Midwest Engineering (June 29, 2000). "Questar Ultralight Aircraft Plans". Retrieved September 6, 2014.