Mooney M10 Cadet

The Mooney M10 Cadet was a light two-seat airplane built by the Mooney Aircraft Company in 1969 and 1970, with a first flight on 23 February 1968 and 59 examples completed. It was derived from the ERCO Ercoupe, whose type certificates Mooney bought from the Alon Corporation in 1967, and it closely resembled the Alon A2-A except for a new tail, ailerons and fuel tank vent. Mooney replaced the Ercoupe's twin vertical tails with a backward-profile fin in the style of its M20 series so that the airplane could be spun, which let Mooney market it as a trainer for student pilots who would otherwise receive a certificate limited to airplanes incapable of spinning. A 90 horsepower Continental C-90-16F flat-four engine gave a maximum speed of about 190 kilometres per hour. Today the type certificates are held by Univair Aircraft Corporation.