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.”

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