[Mooney-longbody] Perf charts for TLS/Bravo?

[Donald Kaye]

I've flown and taught in almost all models of the Mooney, and while I  
love them all, the Bravo is on another level, and to me at least,  
most meets the old advertising motto, "The Personal Airliner".  I  
suspect the Acclaim will carry on the tradition.  Now if they would  
only certify that for 310 HP...

 From my perspective, this airplane is no different than other model  
airplanes regarding sink rate---if the approach is stabilized.  If  
you maintain your constant 3° slope on approach it just takes a  
little practice to quickly notice the runway numbers either moving up  
or down in the windshield.  Little airplanes can be flown just like  
the bigger ones for the person who practices and wants to fly like  
the pros.  It's just a matter of anticipating the future more  
quickly. (Translation: being farther ahead of the airplane).

On May 10, 2006, at 7:14 AM, Chris Wilcox wrote:

> I think everything else other than the performance charts  
> represents the high points of the Bravo.  It is a wonderful  
> airplane; I tell my friends that I consider it a Mooney they way  
> all Mooneys should have been built; they finally got it right in  
> 1989.  It seems a perfect blend of power, performance and  
> handling.  On a cold day out of my sea level airport, with full  
> tanks and just my wife and myself on board, I can get 1,500-1,700  
> feet per minute initial rate of climb.  We sometimes get a wide  
> left 270 degree departure out of San Jose for traffic that takes us  
> back across the airport – I have crossed the airport at nearly  
> 4,000 feet AGL.  It keeps on climbing right up into the flight  
> levels where it totally blows away just about everything that’s not  
> burning JetA.  Your 26 knot comparison with the 231 sounds exactly  
> right – I used to get 180kts up high in my 231, and now I get  
> 206kts in the Bravo.  The extra fuel flow to get that speed is pure  
> physics, but I don’t see an extra 9 gallons an hour to get that  
> speed – more like an extra 6 or so.
>
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> You’re right about the sink rate.  The Bravo is more demanding  
> about speed control than most Mooneys, especially heavy, I  
> believe.  That’s ok – if you’re going to fly a Bravo, you ought to  
> be good at it and not get too slow for your calculated landing  
> weight on a given day.  We’re not talking about flying a 172 here.
>
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> How do other Bravo owners like their planes?  For as long as I want  
> to go fast, I will be keeping mine.
>
> Chris
>
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Donald Kaye                             |  Master CFI, MEI
mailto:donkaye at earthlink.net    |  N9148W M20M



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