Mooney Ovation ticks all the boxes
Mooney Airplane Company’s latest product, the M20R Ovation 2 GX (glass cockpit) has now won global certification status following European Aviation Safety Administration (EASA certification.
The long-range single-engine piston aircraft cruises at a top speed of 190 knots (ktas) at its 20,000 feet service ceiling, or for longer reach it offers an incredible 1,860 nm range at a cruising speed of 173 ktas (320 kph).
Australia/Pacific Mooney distributor, Wangaratta-based Hamish Ramsay, says the Ovation 2 already has Australia type acceptance and three Ovation 2s are already flying in Australia with more on the way:
“There are about 140 Mooney’s in Australia, including the new Ovation and Acclaim models, and owners are very happy with their speed and fuel efficiency. You can fly from Rockhampton to Melbourne in four and a half hours on 70 litres an hour, and a couple of our users are flying off bush strips all the time. “The Ovation2 GX is normally aspirated, so it performs better at the lower altitudes and you can still get 190-195 knots below 10,000 feet on that fuel consumption.”
The certification represents the qualification of the Ovation2 GX with the Garmin G1000 Avionics Suite, which was certified in the US in 2004. The M20R Ovation has been certified in Europe without the glass panel on a per country basis prior to this EASA announcement.
The Ovation2 GX is one of three production aircraft in the Mooney fleet, which includes the Ovation3 and Acclaim Type S – the fastest piston single on the market. The Ovation2 GX is powered by a 280 horsepower TCM TSIO-550-G normally-aspirated engine and comes standard with the Hartzell three-blade propeller.
The newly-certified Ovation2 GX aircraft are currently available through Ramsay Aviation at Wangaratta.
