moni (mô në) n. 1.Single seat
home-built motorglider of aluminum construction 2.ARV
(Air Recreational Vehicle) design of the early 1980's 3.One of the endangered
species in sport aviation 4.One very fun airplane to fly 5.One very cheap
airplane to fly 6.The most fun you can have with your clothes on
Introduction | Contents | Announcements
[Last Updated November 21, 2006]
Introduction
This site is a repost of a web site originally written by a Moni Builder, Carlos Emmons. It has been “off the air” for several years and has not been updated since 1999. Carlos very graciously sent me a copy of the site so I could repost it as an informational repository for the remaining Moni builders out there. Thank you very much Carlos!
All stories and photographs found on this site remain the property of their original authors.
My name is Paul Edhlund and I am building Moni kit number 298 near
There is no longer a Moni Newsletter so any reference to the newsletter is not current and will not be followed up. I will be pursuing, when and if I obtain the publishers permission, scanning and posting all of the old Moni newsletters to this site. I purchased all of the back issues that I could get my hands on shortly after I bought my Moni kit from the original owner and found them extremely valuable as I built my kit. If you have questions or suggestions please e-mail me at pedhlund@myacc.net
A brief history lesson about the Moni
The Moni was first introduced at the 1981 Oshkosh Convention. It was designed by John Monnett and sold as a complete kit including the engine and instruments. There were no plans per se, just a very detailed assembly manual. The Moni was initially powered by a two-cycle KFM 107 engine of 22 hp running a 33" propeller direct drive. Over time, the KFM engine underwent some improvements in carburation and later a 30 hp version became standard. Approximately 380 kits were sold between 1982 and 1986. It is unknown how many Moni's have been completed and are currently flying.
The manufacturer of this neat little airplane, Monnett Experimental Aircraft, later INAV Inc., went out of business in 1986. This left us builders/owners in a lurch. I decided to start a newsletter later that year and published it (the monitor) for two years. Later Ron Wright took over the newsletter duties and did that for several years as well.
What can you expect out of this web site?
First of all, I am not selling anything. This web page is best described as a reference site rather than one of current Moni events. As mentioned earlier, the newsletter is your best source for up to date information. Many of you current Moni flyers and builders already know me (or of me) from when I published the monitor newsletter after the company went out of business. The intent of this home page is not to replace the current MONI FLYER newsletter.
This home page exists for one reason:
As a tool to disseminate information about our airplane with the main objective of making it safer and more enjoyable to fly. It is to be the repository of all the knowledge and experience we have accumulated over the years and hundreds of flying hours.
Don't expect this site to be updated very regularly. I simply don't have the spare time available. Remember, this is a reference site, although I will make changes/additions to it on occasion.
Wherever possible I have added in bold i.e. [April 1995] the dates the stories appeared in the newsletter in order to try to provide some perspective to the timeliness of the information. A lot of it is old but still very useful, IMHO. I hope you find the information within of some useful value. Enjoy!
Fly safe and keep the dirty side
down.
Contents
So what in the world is a
Moni? - Copy of the original "specs" of the Moni.
Safety Corner - 
If there is only one page you want to read, please make it this
one. You will find some VERY valuable safety related info here.
Photo Gallery - 
pictures.
Hangar Stories &
Builder/Pilot Reports - Other Moni
builders and pilots recount their experiences with their Moni's.
List of
Moni Builders/Owners.
Announcements [10/17/2006]
Pictures of Moni Fly In
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