Mooney M20R Ovation

Albert Mooney's most successful creation

Overview

Mooney United States ICAO: M20R 1994–2001 $157,000 (2020)

The Mooney M20R Ovation was manufactured by Mooney International Corporation as part of the series of piston-powered, propeller-driven, low-winged, four-seater general aviation aircraft. The M20 family was developed from the Mooney M-18 Mite single-place monoplane and performed its maiden flight in 1953. The aircraft series was introduced in 1955 and produced beginning in 1955 until 2019.

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Specifications

Units
Engine
1 × Continental IO-550-G
Engine type
Piston
Power
280 hp · 209 kW
Avionics
Garmin GNS-530 GPS Navigator, Bendix King KFC-225 2-axis Digital Flight Director Autopilot, a Garmin GTX-327 Transponder and GMA-340 Audio Panel
Wing tips
No winglets
Seats
3
Crew
—
Cabin width
3 ft 7 in  ·  1.09 m
Cabin height
3 ft 8 in  ·  1.11 m
Cabin length
12 ft 1 in  ·  3.68 m
Exterior length
26 ft 8 in  ·  8.13 m
Tail height
8 ft 2 in  ·  2.50 m
Fuselage diameter
3 ft 11 in  ·  1.20 m
Wing span
36 ft 1 in  ·  11.00 m
Baggage volume
23 ft³  ·  0.7 m³
Gross weight
—
Empty weight
—
Max takeoff weight
3,350 lb  ·  1,550 kg
Max landing weight
3,200 lb  ·  1,450 kg
Max payload
900 lb  ·  400 kg
Fuel capacity
100 gal · 400 L · 300 kg (AvGas)
Max cruise speed
197 kt  ·  227 mph  ·  365 km/h
Maximum speed
—
Cruise speed
—
Approach speed
59 kt  ·  68 mph  ·  109 km/h
Range
1,860 nm  ·  2,140 mi  ·  3,440 km
Fuel burn
—
Ceiling
20,000 ft  ·  6,100 m
Rate of climb
1,240 ft/min  ·  6 m/s
Takeoff distance
2,600 ft  ·  790 m
Landing distance
2,500 ft  ·  760 m
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Operational Context

The Mooney M20 was designed by Albert Mooney, one of the founders of the Mooney Aircraft Company. It was the twentieth design and his most successful creation. The M20 is a series of general aviation aircraft powered by a piston engine with low wings and tricycle undercarriage.

The aircraft was built in several versions for the past sixty years and has evolved from the basic M20 and M20A with wooden wings in 1955, to the M20R Ovation in 1994, and to the more improved M20V Acclaim Ultra version in 2016. A total of over 11,000 aircraft were built. The M20R Ovation was developed to bridge the gap between naturally-aspirated MSE released in 1990 and the Turbocharged Lycoming Sabre (TLS). In 1995, ninety-one aircraft were built and fifty-four were Ovations.

The Mooney M20R Ovation can accommodate a single crew and 454 kg of useful load or three passengers in flight. It has an external length of 8.13 meters, an external height of 1.7 meters, and a fuselage width of 1.2 meters. The cabin height is 1.11 meters, the cabin length is 3.68 meters, and the cabin width is 1.09 meters.

It is a low-wing monoplane with a wingspan of 11.13 meters and features a tricycle landing gear with a wheelbase of 2 meters. The tail height is 2.54 meters. The aircraft has an empty weight of 1,080 kg, a gross weight of 1,533 kg, and a maximum payload of about 400 kg. The maximum takeoff and landing weights are 1,528 kg and 1,451 kg, respectively.

The M20 is powered by a single Continental TSIO-550-G engine. It is a six-cylinder, air-cooled, horizontally-opposed aircraft piston engine with fuel injection and produces a maximum takeoff thrust of 280 hp. It also drives a three-bladed Hartzell Scimitar propeller. The aircraft has a cruise speed of 242 knots and a stall speed of 53 knots. It has a standard range of 1,100 nautical miles. It can fly up to 25,000 feet and can climb at a rate of 1,240 feet per minute.