Walter E. Mooney (1926 - March 1, 1990) was a pilot and model aircraft designer who lived in San Diego, California. He was well known for his many plans published in the magazines Model Airplane News, Boy's Life, and Aero Modeler in the 1960s. He was once featured as a daredevil glider pilot on the 1973 TV series Thrill Seekers. The Aero Aces model club, of Seattle, Washington holds a Walt Mooney Memorial model airplane meet named in his honor. Designer of the ROHR Two-175 Experimental Aircraft almost put in production to compete against the Cessna 172 in 1971. See the WALT MOONEY designs website: http://web.mac.com/tectonite/iWeb/Site%205/Mooney.html
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| Name | Mooney, Walter E. |
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| Date of birth | 1926 |
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| Date of death | March 1, 1990 |
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