Latest Addition to Product Line is Fastest Mooney Ever
Mooney has unveiled a
new, faster, more powerful and high-flying addition to its
industry-leading family of high performance single engine,
retractable gear aircraft, the M20 TN Acclaim. The newest Mooney,
which will replace the Bravo in the company’s product line,
is the fastest Mooney ever produced, cruising at a true air speed
of 230 knots (KTAS) at its service ceiling of 25,000 feet. Even at
a lower cruising altitude of 10,000 feet, the Acclaim will exceed
200 KTAS, making it the fastest airplane in its class.
With initial deliveries expected to begin in the fourth quarter
of this year, the Acclaim is powered by a 280 horsepower Teledyne
Continental TSIO-550-G turbo-normalized engine equipped with twin
turbochargers and dual intercoolers, turning a three-bladed
Hartzell propeller. When ordered with optional 130 gallon
long-range fuel tanks, the Acclaim can fly up to 1,615 nautical
miles (nm) while maintaining a 200 knot cruise speed. List price
for the Acclaim will be $495,000.
“The Acclaim is not only our first new model in more than
a decade, it’s the new standard by which high performance
single engine aircraft will be measured. It offers an impressive
20% increase in cruise speed and allows us to maintain the Mooney
tradition of providing our customers with the best combination of
value and high performance in their class,” said David
Copeland, Mooney’s vice president of sales and marketing.
“The Acclaim combines the typical Mooney traits of
aerodynamic purity, efficiency and safety, with the convenience and
versatility provided by the Garmin G1000 avionics package that we
also offer on the record-setting Ovation2 GX. And, like the
Ovation, it will also be available with air conditioning and the
industry’s only factory-installed, FAA-approved flight into
known icing package.
"The Acclaim literally goes ‘above and beyond’
previous models by offering unparalleled altitude and cruise speed
performance that are the byproducts of design innovations like an
uprated powerplant and the addition of 4 inches in wing span thanks
to the incorporation of Mooney’s new Mini-fin winglets. The
Acclaim’s redesigned cowling features new larger air inlets
and eliminates the need for and hassle associated with cowl flaps
giving it a distinctive appearance to go with its impressive flight
characteristics,” he added.
“Response to the Acclaim has already been
impressive,” Copeland noted. “In the weeks leading up
to our official announcement of this new model, we booked several
advance orders.”