Peter wrote:
Apparently, after all the years, only one of these 2-door Mooneys was ever sold.
I went to GAMA to check the figures.
According to them, 10 Ovation Ultras and 17 Acclaim Ultras were sold between 2017 and 2020.
In general, the change from 1 to 2 doors came many years too late to have any effect. It was a step in the right direction but lacked the further innovation necessary.
They sold few Acclaims with 2 doors…Ovations with 2 doors never had a success, only one was sold (no one pays 400k premium on 250k aircraft to get 2nd door)
Apparently, after all the years, only one of these 2-door Mooneys was ever sold.
I actually did my retractable training on one of those without brakes on the right hand side… on a 540m runway.
At that point in one’s flying career, the pilot should know how to brake.
IMHO there’s no need for brakes on the copilot-side if the aircraft is not used for training. So yes, why not save some weight and cost?
Abbreviation was “LM”. Had another few bits and bobs missing, i don’t know whether to save weight or cost.
really. Well, never heard of that one, good to know.
There was a version of the Mooney 201 (M20J) called “Lean Machine” which did not have he co-pilot brakes.
I’ve been in 2 mooneys (M20J) neither of which had them.
Didn’t realise it was standard fit on other models…
Bordeaux_Jim wrote:
What I want to know is, when will the Mooney have brakes on the co-pilot side?
Um, are there any which don’t? Mine does and it’s a 1965 model C.
