The Javelin Aircraft Company was an American aircraft manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of homebuilt aircraft in the form of plans for amateur construction.Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 182. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
The company was noted for its Javelin V6 STOL, which took a standard certified Piper PA-20 Pacer airframe and provided plans to replace the powerplant with a Ford Motor Company V6 engine of and register the aircraft in the Experimental Amateur-built category.
Projects undertaken in the 1980s included the single-seat T200A, which was a high altitude, long range surveillance and TV signal relay aircraft with a ceiling of and the Mullens Phoenix, a development of the Bede BD-2 for a long-distance record attempt. The Phoenix had a wingspan of and was powered by a Lycoming O-540 of .
Aircraft Summary of aircraft built by Javelin Aircraft Company Model name First flight Number built Type Javelin T200A 1980s Surveillance and TV signal relay aircraft Javelin V6 STOL 1980s At least 25 Automotive engine conversion Javelin Wichawk 24 May 1971 At least 18 homebuilt biplane Mullens Phoenix 1981 1 Developed from Bede BD-2 for long-distance record attempt
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