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Summary of Contents for Mooney M20E 1971

Page 1: ...R S MANUAL 1 i MODELS SERIAL NUMBERS 1971 M20E 3 10001 ON i I MANUALS 1204 AND 1208 I MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THIS MANUAL NO 1202 t i t 1 K E R R V I L L E T E X A S 78028 M A N U A L NUMBE R 7 0 2 0...

Page 2: ...SYSTEMS OPERATIONS SECTION NORMAL PROCEDURES SECTION ENIERGENCY PMCEDURES SECTION LDVWI ATI0NS SECTION PERFORMANCE SECTION SERVICING SECTION i I...

Page 3: ...LIMITATIONSAND MUST BE CARRIED IN THE AIRCRAFT AT ALL TIMES All information and illustrations in this manual are based on the latest product information available at the time of publication approval...

Page 4: ...ESCRIPTION DESIGN FEATURE5 AIRFRAME 1 2 POWER PLANT 1 2 FLIGHT CONTROLS 1 3 LANDING GEAR 1 3 SPEClFlCATlOMS OUTLINE POWERPLANT 1 3 PROPELLER 1 4 LANDING GEAR 1 4 FUEL OIL 1 5 WEIGHT W I N G 1 5 BAGGAG...

Page 5: ...of the wing area For pitchtrim control the empennage pivots onthe aftfuse lage A torque tube driven jack screw bolted to the rear tail cone bulkhead sets the stabilizer angle The forward opening cabin...

Page 6: ...you the pilot to devote more time to navigation traffic surveillance and com munications LANDING GEAR The tricycle landing gear allows maximum taxi vision and ground maneuvering Hydraulic disc brakes...

Page 7: ...ies P R O P E L L E R TYPE Constant speed hydraulically controlled propeller with a single acting governor Model Hartzell HC C2YK lB 7666A 2 Diameter 74 IN j Blade Angle I 30 IN STA Low 14O 2 00 High...

Page 8: ...for flight 8 QTS WEIGHT LOADING Gross Weight 2575 LBS Approximate Empty Weight with standard equipment I600 LBS Useful Load 975 LBS Wing Loading Gross Weight 15 1 PSF Power Loading Gross Weight 14 3 P...

Page 9: ...MOOMY 0 0 0 OWNERS MANUAL FIGURE 1 1 DIMENSIONED THREE VIEW 1 6...

Page 10: ...IM CONTROLS 2 10 WING FLAP CONTROLS 2 10 UNDING GEAR ELECTRIC GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM 2 11 EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM 2 12 BRAKE STEERING SYSTEMS 2 12 ELECTRICAL POWER ALTERNATOR BATTERY 2 12 CIRC...

Page 11: ...a fullyefficientoperating technique This Systems Operations section describes location function and oper ation of systems controls and equipment It is advisable for you the pilot to familiarize yours...

Page 12: ...pilot optional RIGHT PANEL 20 Engine 6 fie1 Gage Group Fuel Quantity Gage LT Aael Quaatttp Gage RTask Cylinder sad Tem pe n Onee Oil Pmssrt e Gage 011Ternperatare Gage Ammeter 21 Fuel Pressure Bdantfo...

Page 13: ...fuel air ratio mfxture Pushing the lever full forward sets the mixture to full rich pulling the lever aft leans the mixture and pulling the lever to itsmaximum a f t travel position closes the idle cu...

Page 14: ...except the EGTgage are grouped in the right instrument panel Color arcson instrument faces mark operating ranges Proper interpretation of engine in strument readings is essential for selecting optimu...

Page 15: ...lve flushing pro cedure Fuel feedsfrom one tank at a time to the selector valve and through the electricfuelpump enroute to the engine driven pump and the fuel injector unit Electric fuel level trans...

Page 16: ...entsmay indieate thata clog ged vacuum filter element is preventing ackquate airin atake T h e H I or LO vacuum annunciator light w i l l ilhuni nate if vacuum is above or below limits FLIGHT INSTRUME...

Page 17: ...drain valve is located on the fuselage bottom skin below the tail cone access door An optional alternate staticpressure source valve may be installed behind the vertical speed indicator 0 A stall warn...

Page 18: ...med properly How ever without the installation of a magnetic heading lock P C will not maintain an absolute preselected heading The system is a pneumatically operated two axis auto matic control super...

Page 19: ...oints to increase or decrease the hori c zontal stabilizer angle This design allows flight trim es tablishment with minimum control surface deflection A pointer in a slot located on the center console...

Page 20: ...nallight marked GEAR UP will show continuously when the gear is fully retracted A green signal light marked CEAR DN shows continuously when the gear is fully extended Both lights are out as the gear c...

Page 21: ...king brake control onthe instrumentpanel sets the brakes for parking Pushing the parking brake control forward releases the brakes It is inadvisable to set the parking brake control when the brakes ar...

Page 22: ...eading The voltage regulator adjusts alternator output to current load while maintaining a constant voltage level An over voltage annunciator light illuminates when voltage regula tor output exceeds v...

Page 23: ...ARNING INST LIGHTS INST LIGHTS ELEC FLAP CABIN LTS GEAR ACTUATOR FUEL BOOST PUMP ANTI COLLISION LIGHT PITOT HEAT POSITION LIGHTS LANDING LIGXTS GLIDE SLOPE OPT MARKER BEACON OPT CIRCUIT BREAKER SYMBOL...

Page 24: ...er insteadi ly diminishing output with the master switch on The alternator field push pull circuit breaker furnishes an emergency break in the alter r field excitatr ncircuit in the event of alternato...

Page 25: ...Rotating the knob clockwise turns on and increases light intensity The rheostat also controls the red lights illuminating the clock and compass CABIN MGWTlNG An adjustable eyeball dome light illumina...

Page 26: ...hed toward the OFF position Completely closing the cabin heat control and fully opening the cabin vent control with the overhead eairscoop extended suppliesmaximum fresh air circulation In case of eng...

Page 27: ...back to the desired position Safety belts if worn properly keepoccupantsfirmly in their seats in rough air and during maneuvers These belts a mechanically simple and comfortable to wear They ar seat a...

Page 28: ...t Engine Starting 3 8 Hot Weather Starting 3 9 Cold Weather Starting 3 9 Hand Cranking 3 9 WARMUP TAXIING 3 10 BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECK 3 12 FUCHT OPERATIONS TAKEOFF 3 13 CLIMB 3 14 CRUISE 3 16 STALLS 3 1...

Page 29: ...encircum stances require a deviation in operating procedure GROUND OPERATIONS PREFLIGHT In addition to completing the preflight check visually in spect all of the aircraft exterior prior to each fligh...

Page 30: ...Master Switch ON to check outside lights then OFF Fuel Selector Drain Selector handle on R pull ring and hold for five seconds Repeat procedure with selector handle on L 2 Instrument Static Port UNOB...

Page 31: ...wn REMOVE Left Main Gear Shock Discs and Tire CHECK Fuel Tank Sump Drain SAMPLE Pitot System Drain CHECK Tank Vent UNOBSTRUCTED C Fuel Selector Drain Valve CLOSED Windshields CLEAN Left Side Engine Co...

Page 32: ...all baggage is secure and that all necessary charts computers and other loose items are aboard and securely stowed so that they will not be thrown about the cabin if rough air is encounteredin flight...

Page 33: ...en area before running up the engine To prevent pro peller damage keep engine RPM low when operating on loose gravel The continuous flow fuel injector will spray fuel into the intake ports whenever fu...

Page 34: ...s for all ground operations Avoid pro longed engine operation on the ground to prevent overheat hg Engine warmup with the cowl flaps closed can cause unnecessary engine wear STARTING CHECK 1 Master Sw...

Page 35: ...eter de flection 16 Radios ON and CHECK 17 Stabilizer Trim Indicator TAKEOFF 18 F uel Selector Handle CHECK right and left C Flooded Engine Clearing 1 Throttle FULL OPEN 2 Mixture Control IDLE CUTOFF...

Page 36: ...e length of time the en gine has been shutdown When restarting a hot engine o p erate at 1200to 1500RPM for several minutes to disperse residual heat in the engine compartment In most in stances the p...

Page 37: ...position hand crank the engine 7 Ignition Starter Switch release to BBTH as soon as engine starts 8 Mixture Control slowly push forward to FULL RICH 9 Proceed with normal starting check WARMUP 8 TAXI...

Page 38: ...l indicates a P C malfunctionthat should be corrected before flight Taxi turns also present an opportunity to check the directional gyrofor proper indication The turn coordinator should indicate a ban...

Page 39: ...elevation Obtaintower or weather station bar0metric pressure check altimeter barometric pressure to determine de viation 4 Directional Gyro SET to magnetic compass 5 Flight hstruments C HECK 6 Engine...

Page 40: ...pply power slowly to avoid pick ing up loose stones etc with the propeller on short fields you may prefer to hold the brake8 until gaining full power As the aircraft accelerates continue increasing po...

Page 41: ...b out attitude 6 Turn off the electric fuel pump at a safe altitude and check the fuel pressure indication to insure that the en gine drivenfuelpumpismaintainingfuelpressure C CLIMB An enroute climb s...

Page 42: ...ctor impact tubes eventhough no visible moisture is apparent C After establishing climb power and trimming the aircraft for climb check to insure that all controls switches and instruments are set and...

Page 43: ...ature for continuous cruise operation is 400 F or less For best economy below 75 percent rated power lean the mixture by pulling the mixture control lever aft until the EGT indicator shows a peak maxi...

Page 44: ...d in the form of placards markings and manuals Do not attempt maneuvers involving full application of rudder elevators or ailerons above 132 MPH CAS No acrobatic maneuvers including esptns are approve...

Page 45: ...the approach to the stall the airplane will stall and the nose will pitch m ward Recovery from the complete stall is conventional with release of elevator back pressure and the addition of power e Ho...

Page 46: ...the spin rotation may continue up to one additional turn after antispin con trols are fully applied WARNING Up to 2000 feet of altitude may be lost in a one turnspin and recovery therefore stalls at...

Page 47: ...fety is jeapordized if the airplane is not recovered when the first evidence of a stall is detected g POSITIVE CONTROL Positive Control will hold an approximate heading over a period of time however i...

Page 48: ...he second tank The remain ing fuel endurance in the first tank can be calculated from the time it took to deplete the second tank less one hour C You must remember however that this endurance calcu la...

Page 49: ...ductions at higher airspeeds can damage the engine by causing it to cool too rapidly I Establish a gradual letdownby reducing power below cruise while maintaining cruise airspeed throughout the descen...

Page 50: ...base leg Extend flaps as required on final approach to adjust for variations in wind glide angle and other variables WARNING The stall warning horn and the landing gear warning horn a r e inoperative...

Page 51: ...cooling Execute short field landings with partial power and full flaps on final approach Reduce power to idle during flare out and touch down first on the main wheels before allow ing the nose wheel t...

Page 52: ...engine stops firing 7 Ignition Starter Switch OFF when propeller stops 8 Parking Brake Set for short time parking 9 Trim TAKEOFF 10 Flaps RETRACTED 11 Master Switch OFF 12 Control Wheel WCK with seat...

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Page 54: ...OVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL MODEL M20E AIRCRAFT LlflStTATIONS AND OPERATIONS AEn js iA p if t n t j ci t p OF TEXAS SEHlAL NO 9 _ _ 6 5 REGISTRkTlGt NO This l dznual Must Ee Kept Onbozrd The Airplane...

Page 55: ...FAA A P P O V E AG 2i 70 MODEL M20E ie...

Page 56: ...INGS DSadirl iei Lint 2uu e n t v l r n L N Denotes never excce l speed whic1 r is the maximum safe airspecd YellowArc 175 to 203 f i H CA S Denotes range of speeds in which operations should be condu...

Page 57: ...doperating range 2500 2700 RPM Green Arc Wide Recommendedoperating range 2350 2500 RPbI Red Arc Wide No cot tir uous operation in this range 2100 2350 RPhI Cylinder Head Temperature Redial Red Line Ma...

Page 58: ...erated 1 Artificial horizon 2 Directional gyro 3 T G C ccrdit 4 Positive control system and autopilot if installed WEIGHT 8 CENTER OF GRAVITYLIMITS Maximum Weight 2575 LEIS Center of Gravity Gear Down...

Page 59: ...peed No inverted maneuvers are approved FLIGHT LOAD FACTORS Maximum Positive Load Factor Flaps Up 3 8 Maximum Positive Load Factor Flaps Down 33O 2 0 a Maximum Negative Load Factor Flaps Up 1 5 J Do n...

Page 60: ...VFR day xition lights Electric Izzdii i i ifusad fa birc C INSTRUR4ENT FLIGHT RULES All equipment and instruments specified for VFR night Gyroscopic rate of turnindi ator Bank indicator Sensitive alt...

Page 61: ...nstrument panel The alternator circuit breaker is on the circuit breaker panel Circuit breakers are push pullor push to resettype I Retract flops after landing Turn power boost off for takeoff landing...

Page 62: ...erclockwise rotation trims left To preclude fuel starvation avoid extreme sustained side slips toward the tank in use when that tank con tains fess than 36 poundsof fuel Emergency procedures are conta...

Page 63: ...ct CG limitationsat the most rearwardloading Allowable baggage weight may be dictated 1 by seat positions Maximum allowable weight in the baggage com partment is 120 pounds axirnu allowable weight in...

Page 64: ...FAAAPPROVED i Aug 21 70 SECTION 5 EMERGENCY OPERATION AND PROCEDURES MODEL M70E r AEROSTAR A1HCRAFT CORP OF TEXAS...

Page 65: ...FAA APPROVED Aug 21 0 f MODEL M20E LOG OF REVISIONS...

Page 66: ...xtend the landinpgear F 1 Pull landinggear actuator circuit breaker to OFF position 2 Place gear switcl in DOWN position 3 Push handcrank engage lever forward to engage drive mechanism 4 Crank handcra...

Page 67: ...rcuit breaker will usually restore an overloaded circuit if after allowing the circuit breaker to cool pressing the button a second time does not reactiyate the circuit the alternator circuit breaker...

Page 68: ...SECTION VI PERFORMANCE TAKEOFF DISTANCE 6 3 LANDINGDISTANCE s 6 4 CLIMB PERF ORMANCE 6 5 AIRSPEED CORRECTIONS 6 6 STALLSPEEDS 6 6 ALTITUDECONVERSION 6 7 CRUISE RANGE 6 8...

Page 69: ...erage pi loting techniques Note that the cruise performance data pages6 8 thru 6 14 makes no allowance forwind and nav igation errors All performance charts and graphs are based on operation with IKI...

Page 70: ...TAKEOFF DISTANCE OVER 50 FOOT OBSTACLE WING FLAPS TAKEOFF POSITION HARD SURFACE RUNWAY POWER 2700 RPM MAX MANIFOLD PRESSURE...

Page 71: ...LAhllMNo WSANCE OVER 50 OBETACLE GFLAPS FULLDOWN APPROACHIAS 80MPH aARD SURFACE RUNWAY ZERO GLIDE RANGE I 6 GROUND DISTANCE MIlE 5 6 4...

Page 72: ...CONDITIONS 1 GEAR UP 4 FULL RICH MIXTURE 2 FLAPS UP 5 FULL THROTTLE 2700 RPM 3 COWL FLAPS OPEN 6 POWER BOOST ON...

Page 73: ...ed by the position of airspeed Byetern components and Q not include any correction that may be required for individual airspeed indicators Airspeed indicators may have errors up to 2 5 MPH STALL SPEED...

Page 74: ...usable fuel standard atmosphere and no wind Takeoff weight is 2575 pounds or 2200 pounds 2 The data is taken from flight tests at full rich mixture settingsabove 75 percent rated power and atbest powe...

Page 75: ...CRUISE RANGE AT SEA LEVEL 59 F MIXTURE SETTING...

Page 76: ...CRUISE RANQE AT 2 500 FT 5QV MIXTURE SETTING 1 Use FULL RICH mixture above 75...

Page 77: ...CRUISE RANGE AT F 41 F MJXTURE SETTING 1 Use FULL RICH mixture above 75...

Page 78: ...CRUISE 6 UMOE AT 7 00 fT 32 F...

Page 79: ...CRUISE 81RANGE AT 10 600 PT 23 F...

Page 80: ...CRUISE RANGE AT 12 500 R 17 F MIXTURE SETTING 1 Use FULL RICH mixture above 75...

Page 81: ...ICING ROUND HANDUNG TOWING 7 3 MOORING 7 3 SERVICING REFUELING 7 4 ENGINE LUBRICATION 7 6 TIRE GEAR SERVICE 7 8 BATTERY SERVICE 7 8 MAINTENANCE PROPELLERCARE 7 9 EXTERIOR CARE 7 9 INTERIOR CARE 7 10 R...

Page 82: ...n ap e propriately rated mechanicwis required if the aircraft is flom for hire FAA Regulations also state that the owner o roperator of anaircraftis primarily responsible formain taining that aircraft...

Page 83: ...neuvering the air craft in close quarters in the hangar oronthe ramp use the tow bar furnished with the aircraft loose FIGURE 7 1 TOWING equipment Figure 7 1 shows the tow bar attached to the nose gea...

Page 84: ...ind 2 Fasten the co pilot seat belt through the flight conthl wheel 3 Fasten strong ground anchoredchain or rope to the in stalled wing tiedown eyebolts and place wheel chocks fore and aft of each whe...

Page 85: ...ight of the day and after each refueling to check for water or sediment contamination WARNING Allow five minutes after refueling for water and sedimentto settle in the tank and fuel selec tor valve dr...

Page 86: ...about five seconds Repeat the procedure for the right tank being sure that the fuel drain control knob is returned to the closed position and that the drain valve is not leaking ENGINE tUBRlCAPlON FI...

Page 87: ...ed 1 Change the oil again after not more than five b u r s of operation 2 Check all oil screensfor evidence of sludge or plugging Change the oil every 10 hours if sludge conditions pre vail Change the...

Page 88: ...e of mud and ice to avert retraction interference and binding i I i The gear warning horn may be checked inflight by retard ing the throttle with the gear up The gear horn should i sound with a regula...

Page 89: ...peller blades are subjected makes their careful inspection and maintenance vitally im portant Check the blades for nicks cracks o r indications of other damage before each flight Nicks tend to cause h...

Page 90: ...a heavy oxidation film For nonoxidized o r precleaned sur faces apply a good exterior finish wax recommended for protection of acrylic enamelfinishes Careful1y follow the manufacturer s instructions A...

Page 91: ...ol benzene carbontetrachloride acetone o r gasolinefor cleaning plexiglas o r interior plas tics Carefully follow the manufacturer s instructions when using commercial cleaning and finishing compounds...

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