Mooney Mite = 582 lbs.
Honda Goldwing = 682 lbs.
Interesting Comparisons
Weight
Width
Mooney Mite wingspan = 27 feet
Boeing 767 wheelbase = 30 feet
Length
Mooney Mite = 18 feet
1959 Cadillac = 18 feet
Boeing 747 cabin width = 20 feet
Landing Run
Mooney Mite = 220 feet
Boeing 767 = 5000 feet
Boeing 767 fuselage = 201 feet
Top speed
Mooney Mite = 143 mph
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL = 150 mph
1985 Corvette = 155 mph
Horsepower
Mooney Mite = 65 hp
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL = 215 hp
1985 Corvette = 230 hp
1999 Corolla = 120 hp
Mileage
Mooney Mite = 40 mpg
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL = 20 mpg
1999 Toyota Corolla = 38 mpg
Mite vs. B-52
The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber entered service with the Strategic Air Command in 1955. There are about 90 remaining.
The last Mooney M-18's were built in 1955. There are about 90 remaining.
Some other events taking place during the Mite production era.
1948 Milton Berle and the Texaco Star Theatre premiered.
1948 Ed Sullivan's "Toast of the Town," TV variety program takes off.
1949 The first Volkswagens appear in the United States
1950 General McArthur and Harry Truman enter the Korean War.
1950 Goodyear develops puncture-sealing tires.
1952 In June, Crosley Motors ceases production of its economy car line.
1953 Chevrolet introduces the Corvette.
1953 Eisenhower and Nixon begin their 8 year term.
1954 BF Goodrich develops the tubeless tire, featured on Packard models.
1954 In July, construction begins on Disneyland
1955 The Ford Thunderbird debuts.
1955 Joe DiMaggio is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1955 The first McDonald's drive-in opens.
1955 Albert Einstein dies in New Jersey.
1955 Bill Gates is born in Seattle.
April 3, 2000