One of the biggest complaints Mooney has heard from its thousands of M20 customers is the lack of a left-side door. While adding a second door to a decades-old design is no easy feat, the company listened to the feedback. In February, Mooney announced the M20V Acclaim Ultra, which has a new composite skin to enclose the cabin’s protective chromoly-steel roll cage.
Project Notebook: Mooney M20V Acclaim Ultra
Key Takeaways:
- The Mooney M20V Acclaim Ultra features a significant redesign with a new composite skin, most notably adding a long-requested left-side door and widening the existing right door for much-improved cabin access.
- This new composite construction also results in a quieter cabin, potentially less drag, easier window replacements, and enables a modernized interior and instrument panel with G1000 avionics controllable via a keypad.
- The aircraft retains its 280 hp Continental TSIO-550-G engine, maintaining its best-in-class top speed of 242 knots with unchanged performance numbers.
- Production of the Acclaim Ultra is underway at $769,000, with FAA approval for the upgrades expected in the second quarter.
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