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                                                                    Exhibit 31.1


                                 CERTIFICATIONS


I, J. Nelson Happy, certify that:


1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Mooney
         Aerospace Group, Ltd.;


2.       Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any
         untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
         necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
         under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this quarterly report;


3.       Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all
         material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
         cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
         this quarterly report;

4.       I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls
         and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for
         the registrant and have:

         a)       designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                  such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under
                  my supervision, to ensure that material information relating
                  to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is
                  made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
                  during the period in which this quarterly report is being
                  prepared;

         b)       designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                  caused such internal control over financial reporting to be
                  designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
                  assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
                  the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
                  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

         c)       evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
                  controls and procedures and presented in this report our
                  conclusion about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
                  and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
                  report; and

         d)       disclosed in this report any changes in the registrant's
                  internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                  the registrant's most recent quarter that has materially
                  affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
                  registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.       I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the
         registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of
         directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

         a)       all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
                  internal controls which could adversely affect the
                  registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report
                  financial data and have identified for the registrant's
                  auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                  or other employees who have a significant role in the
                  registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.





Date: November 14, 2003

                                  /s/ J. Nelson Happy
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                                  Vice Chairman, President, Chief Financial
                                  Officer and Secretary (principal Executive and
                                  Financial and Accounting Officer)