In the early 1930s
Al Mooney was working for the
Lambert Aircraft Corporation, builders of the Monocoupe series aircraft. He designed a small two-seat monoplane, the
Monosport G. When the company ran into financial difficulties Mooney bought the rights to his design and with K.K. Culver formed the Dart Aircraft Company. The aircraft was renamed the
Dart Dart or
Dart Model G. The aircraft was a low-wing monoplane designed to be light with clean lines to enable it to use low powered aero-engines. It had a fixed undercarriage and a tailwheel. The initial version was named the
Dart G powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Lambert R-266
radial engine. That engine was in short supply, so the aircraft was fitted with a
Ken-Royce engine and designated the
Dart GK. The final version was the
Dart GW powered by a
Warner Scarab Junior radial engine. Two special aircraft were built with larger engines. In 1939 the company was renamed the
Culver Aircraft Company and the aircraft was renamed the
Culver Dart. ==Variants==