1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22


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1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22

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Edited by David Barth 14 January 2014. Photos were taken by David Barth except where noted otherwise.

1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Randy Tully with a pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1981.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
David Barth with a pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1981.
Photo by Randy Tully.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983.


1969 Pressurized Mooney Mustang M22
Pressurized Mooney Mustang, 1983. Photographer unknown.
The second Mooney M22 Mustang that was manufactured being displayed at the Paris Air Show in June 1967 after flying non-stop from New York to Paris, France in 13 hours 10 minutes.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE M22 PRESSURIZED MOONEY
CHARACTERISTICDETAILS
First flightSeptember 24, 1964
Produced1965-1970
Number built36
Pressurization
Altitude
11,000 feet
Number built36
Developed fromMooney M20

The Mooney M22 Mustang is the first attempt at a pressurized single engine aircraft by the Mooney Aircraft Company of the United States.

DEVELOPMENT
The Mustang was developed to be a top-of-the-line model to supplement Mooney's successful Mooney M20 high-performance light aircraft. It is a five-seat pressurised single-engined aircraft with a wider and longer fuselage than the M20E Super 21 and a taller fin and leading edge fillet. It is a low-winged monoplane with a retractable undercarriage, with a similar wing to that used on Mooney's earlier M20 Ranger.

The first prototype flew on September 24, 1964, with the type being certified on September 26, 1966. First deliveries commenced in 1965, continuing until 1970. 36 aircraft were completed before the line was closed. It was produced and sold at a loss, which contributed to the bankruptcy of Mooney.

The "Mark 22" name had previously been applied to a 1957 Mooney M20 experimental aircraft built with twin engines, a nose cone, and an enlarged tail surface. That aircraft did not go into production.

OPERATIONAL HISTORY
The Model 22, although produced in fairly small numbers, has been operated by private and commercial owners in several countries including the United States and Australia. Its Garrett AiResearch cabin pressurization system gives the equivalent of 11,000 ft at the aircraft's operational ceiling of 24,000 ft. As a demonstration of its high performance, the second production aircraft was flown non-stop from New York to the Paris Air Show in June 1967, the flight taking 13 hours 10 minutes. The achievement is recorded on the display board in the accompanying photograph. The aircraft had been fitted with an extra fuel tank for the flight. In 2001, 24 aircraft remained in service.

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Crewone
Capacity4 passengers
Length27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
Wingspan35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Height9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Wing area167 square feet (15.5 square meters)
Empty weight2,440 lb (1,106 kg)
Max. takeoff weight3,680 lb (1,670 kg)
PowerplantLycoming TIO-541-A1A six-cylinder air-cooled horizontally opposed engine
Horsepower310 hp (231 kW)

PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed223 knots (256 mph, 412 km/h)
Cruise speed186 knots (214 mph, 344 km/h) (normal cruise - 65% power)
Stall speed58 knots (67 mph, 108 km/h)
Range1,298 nm (1,493 mi, 2,402 km)
Service ceiling24,000 ft (7,300 m)
Rate of climb1,125 ft/min (5.7 m/s)


When Joe Roach, owner of Roach Aircraft Sales, a fixed base operator at Jeffco Airport in Broomfield, Colorado, wanted to sell the Mustang, he placed this advertisement in the Denver Post, December 12, 1982:
  • '69 MOONEY MUSTANG Pressurized. 0 time engine. Only 29 built - Only 17 left. $39,500. Denver Air Center. Jeffco. 466-2336. Open Sundays.