sources may not be reliable . please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources . unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message maule air type private industry aviation founded 1941 headquarters moultrie georgia usa products aircraft number of employees 36 website mauleairinc.com maule air inc. is a manufacturer of light single engined short take off and landing stol aircraft based in moultrie georgia usa . the company delivered 2 500 aircraft in its first 50 years of business . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 aircraft models 3 gallery 4 references 5 external links history edit belford d. maule 1911 1995 designed his first aircraft the m 1 starting at age 19 . he founded the company mechanical products co. in jackson michigan to market his own starter design . in 1941 the b.d. maule co. was founded 1 and maule produced tailwheels and fabric testers . in 1953 he began design work and started aircraft production with the bee dee m 4 in 1957 . 2 the company is a family owned enterprise . its owner june maule widow of b. d. maule remained directly involved with factory production until her death in 2009 at the age of 92 . 3 products edit the aircraft produced by maule air are tube and fabric designs and are popular with bush pilots citation needed thanks to their very low stall speed their tundra tires and oleo strut landing gear . most maules are built with tailwheel or amphibious configurations although the newer mxt models have tricycle gear . aircraft models edit model wingspan engine gross weight vso vld m4 210 29 8 210 hp continental 2300 lbs 28 mph 145 mph m4 220 220 hp franklin m 5 180c 30 10 180 hp lycoming carb 2400 lbs 38 mph 135 mph m 5 200c 200 hp lycoming injected 2500 lbs 38 mph 140 mph m 5 210tc 210 hp lycoming turbo 2500 lbs 38 mph 196 mph m 5 210c 210 hp continental injected 2500 lbs 38 mph 145 mph m 5 235c 235 hp lycoming carb 2500 lbs 38 mph 158 mph m 5 235c 235 hp lycoming injected 2500 lbs 39 mph 158 mph m 6 235 32 11 235 hp lycoming o 540 j1a5d 2500 lbs 35 mph 160 mph m 6 235 235 hp lycoming io 540 w1a5d m 7 33 6 235 hp lycoming io 540 w m 9 230 hp sma sr305 diesel gallery edit maule mx 7 235 super rocket built 1987 a maule amphibian maule m7 235b super rocket built 1999 references edit general aviation news . 8 july 2011 . missing or empty title help experimenter . november 1957 . missing or empty title help marsh alton k. 30 october 2009 . matriarch of maule air dies at 92 . aircraft owners and pilots association . retrieved 28 november 2009 . external links edit maule air inc. website maule aircraft models v t e aircraft designed by belford maule or produced by maule air m 1 m 2 m 4 m 5 m 6 m 7 m 8 m 9 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title maule air & oldid 676978774 categories aircraft manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in colquitt county georgiacompanies established in 1941hidden categories pages with citations lacking titlesarticles lacking reliable references from september 2012all articles lacking reliable referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 20 august 2015 at 09 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view