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Page 1: ...i IiiJ JJ r I i I MOONEY i t f i I I th 7 I ii 1 1 1 I I 14 I lit I t OWNERS MANUA MODELS M20C i I l f i JANUAR J MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION KE R R VI L L E T E X AS 78028 1 _EO 17 2 i b L...

Page 2: ...P 7a1te GENERAL DESCRIPTION SECTDN F2 f SYSTEMS OPERATIONS SECTION 1 NORMAL PROCEDURES SECTION EMERGENCY PROCEDURES SECTION J LIMITATIONS SECTION PERFORMANCE SECTION SERVICING SECTION 7 12 J...

Page 3: ...The hydraulic propeller governor using oil pressure for increasing blade pitch to control engine speed regulate the controllable pitch constant speed propeller 1 1 J and blade aerodynamic forces decr...

Page 4: ...ng Loading Gross Weight 15 4 PSF Power Loading Gross Weight 14 3 PHP BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT Maximum Baggage Loading unless limited by weight envelope 120 LBS Carburetor Marvel Scheblcr lA 4 Magnetos Scin...

Page 5: ...10 WING FLAP CONTRULS 2 10 LANDING GEAR ELECTRIC GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM 2 11 EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM 2 12 BRAKE STEERING SYSTEMS 2 12 ELECTRICAL POWER i ALTERNATOR BATTERY 2 12 CIRCUIT BREAKE...

Page 6: ...eaker 4 Gear Up Light Gear Panel Switch 26 Cigar Lighter 5 Altimeter 27 Cabin Vent Control 6 Instrument Panel Illumi 28 Cabin Heat Control nation Control 7 Annunciator Lights Press CONTROL PEDESTAL To...

Page 7: ...of carburetor heat on the ground except for testing system operation is not rec ommended kONEV OWNERS MANUAL All engine instruments except the EGT gage are grouped in the right instrument panel Color...

Page 8: ...SYSTEM An engine driven vacuum pump supplies suction for the vac uum operatea gyroseopic flight instruments and the Mooney Positive Control system Air entering the vacuum powered instruments is filter...

Page 9: ...in of the left wing just outboard of the wing fillet Static ports on each side of the tail cone supply static air pressure for the altimeter the airspeed indicator and the vertical speed indicator A d...

Page 10: ...n retracts the flaps Simply releasing the spring loaded switch to return to the OFF position stops the flaps at an intermediate position dur ing either extension or retraction 2 10 lANDING GEAR ELECTR...

Page 11: ...r pedal action steers the nose wheel Gear retraction relieves the rudder control system ofits nose wheel steer ing and centers the wheel to permit retraction into the nose wheel well ELECTRICAL POWER...

Page 12: ...eak the alternator excitationcir cuit Since the alternator is then cut out of the power cir cuit the storage battery supplies electrical power in steadi ly diminishing output with the master switch on...

Page 13: ...ole controls the louvered inlet below the engine control pedestal The two side inlets forwardof the engine control pedestal have individual control handles The cabin overhead ventilating system works...

Page 14: ...ed to allow easy seat adjustment BAGGAGE CARGO AREAS The baggage compartment has 15 cubic feet of baggage or cargo space and two pair of floor tiedown straps The loose equipment conSisting of tiedowne...

Page 15: ...or prior to each flight witt particular attention to detection of loose rivets and dents When checking under the aircraft look for fuel and oil leaks indicated by oil runs or fuel dye stains WARNING C...

Page 16: ...ight Windshield CLEAN mOONEY OWNERS MANUAL Fuel Tank Sump Drain SAMPLE Tank Vent UNOBSTRUCTED Chock and Tiedown REMOVE Right Main Gear Shock Discs and Tire CHECK Fuel Tank CHECK QUANTITY SECURE CAP I...

Page 17: ...rcuit Breaker Panel CHECK 1 Master Switch ON 16 Auxiliary Circuit Breaker Panel CHECK 2 Fuel Quantity Indicators CHECK for conform ity to observed quantity STARTING 3 Annunciator Lights PRESS to TEST...

Page 18: ...Throttle FULL OPEN 2 Mixture Control IDLE CUTOFF 3 8 3 Electric Fuel Pump OFF 4 Ignition Starter Switch turn to START and PRESS forward 5 ThrotUe RETARD when engine starts 6 Mixture Control OPEN slowl...

Page 19: ...L sence of flight control movement or extreme control move ment in either direction without prompt return to neutral indicates a P C maHunctionthat should be corrected before flight Taxi turns also pr...

Page 20: ...nts for tem i perature rise i fUGHT OPERATIONS 1 I TAKEOFF I When ready for takeoff apply power slowly to avoid pick ing up loose stones etc with the propeller on short fields you may prefer to hold t...

Page 21: ...n the mixture until the engine smooths out i I II I WARNING Do not use partial carburetor heat unless the aircraft is equipped with a carburetor air temper ature gage Moisture in crystal form that wou...

Page 22: ...ld pressure and to decrease manifold pressure before reducing RPM Always stay within the established operating limits and always operate the controls slowly and smoothly IF _DONEY OWNERS MANUAL Aerody...

Page 23: ...plane will likely go into a spin A spin is a stall combined with rota tion with the airplane rotating downward in a descending 3 18 I 1 I corkscrew like path The outside wing inthe rotation moves fast...

Page 24: ...ng 1 down the cutoff button while making turns and maneu vers Check the P C system frequently during each flight to insure that it is functioning properly partic ularly when IFR or marginal weather ma...

Page 25: ...Electric Fuel Pump ON 3 22 L 4 Mixture Control FULL RICH 5 Carburetor Heat FULL ON 6 Airspeed REDUCE to 120 MPH 7 PropeUer FULL INCREASE t B Landing Gear DOWN and LOCKED green an nunciator light on 9...

Page 26: ...ng the runway turn off the electric fuel pump retract the flaps and reset the trim to TAKEOFF Hold taxi power setting between 1000 and 1200 RPM to permit uniform engine cooling Execute short field lan...

Page 27: ...OVED AIRPLANE FLIGHT MANUAL SECTION IV AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS AND OPERATIONS MOONEY MODEL M20C RANGER MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION SERIAL NO c ft t tf311 Ja 0 REGISTRATION NO rt 0 0S p ZI 711 This B yKep...

Page 28: ...d 132 MPH CAS Max Gear Operating Speed 120 MPH CAS Max Gear Extended Speed 120 MPH CAS Max Flap Operating Speed 125 MPH CAS AIRSPEED INSTRUMENT MARKINGS Radial Red Line 200 MPH CAS Denotes never excee...

Page 29: ...ing range 60 to 90 PSI Yellow Arc Idling range 25 to 60 PSI Yellow Arc Starting warm up range 90 to 100 PSI Fuel Pressure Radial Red Line Minimum O 5 PSI Radial Red Line Maximum 6 0 PSI Green Arc Wide...

Page 30: ...8 Maximum Positive Load Factor o Flaps Down 33 2 0 Maximum Negative Load Factor Flaps Up 1 5 4 6 MOONEY M20C FAA APPROVED TYPES OF OPERATION Do not operate in known icing conditions This is a normal...

Page 31: ...t s control wheel cuts off the system when depressed 4 8 It MOONEY M20C fAA APPROVED The roll trim knob on the turncoordinator provides a command trim function Rotation in a clockwise direction trims...

Page 32: ...dule The front seat positions can adversely affect CG limitations at the most rearward loading Allow able baggage weight may be dictated by seat posi tions Maximum allowable weight in the baggage comp...

Page 33: ...EAR EXTENSION To manually extend the landing gear 1 Pull landing gear actuator circuit breaker to OFF X sition 2 Place gear switch in OOWN position S Push handcrank engage lever forward to engage driv...

Page 34: ...o cool pressing the button a second time does not reactivate the circuit the alternator circuit breaker must remain open andthe alte nator field circuit breaker must be pulledout to break the alternat...

Page 35: ...nalyzed flight plan will yield max imum performance After making a flight plan based on estimates taken from the data in this section you should check your actual performance and note the difference b...

Page 36: ...90 690 1580 1045 I 750 1795 LANDING CONDITIONS WING FLAPS FULL DOWN APPROACH lAS 80 MPH POWER OFF fi 8 0 0 g gz ro E 2 HARD SURFACE RUNWAY ZERO WIND GLIDE RANGE GROUND DISTANCE MILES 230 82 2 10 83 31...

Page 37: ...0 196 GlOSS WEIGHT 2575 LaS ANGLE OF BANK o 20 40 60 MPH 67 69 78 96 FLAPS GEAR UP KNOTS 58 60 68 83 FLAPS 15 MPH 64 67 76 94 GEAR DOWN KNOTS 66 81 56 58 flAPS 33 MPH 57 61 69 90 GEAR DOWN KNOTS 49 53...

Page 38: ...1 6 8 1 ____ CRUISE RANGE AT SEA LEVEL 59 F MIXTURE SETTING above 75 1 Use FULL ICHmtxtu b ture at TRUE ENDUR RANGE perc AIRSPEED MPH ANtE STAT MI 2 2515 2200 HI MIN S L8S L8S L8S L8 t 169 171 2 07 35...

Page 39: ...37 443 400 405 422 428 447 454 475 482 434 459 724 757 440 466 735 771 473 480 739 752 773 788 54 0 151 44 6 38 142 6 14 869 8 JO 1 501 20 i1 51 1 5 lb fJ 128 CRUISE RANGE AT 5000 FT 41 F MIXTURE SETT...

Page 40: ...55 56 2 I 160 I 164 54 6 158 51 4 154 48 1 149 162 158 153 41 5 I 137 144 5 04 5 28 825 1 845 4 44 751 765 4 53 768 784 5 15 805 j 823 5 40 845 1 865 6 42 933 I 965 CRUISE RANGE AT 10 000 FT 23 f MIXT...

Page 41: ...60 5 7 6 45 7 151 157 5 56 16 0 55 8 7 0 42 2 142 151 6 31 18 3 64 8 8 2 49 0 157 162 5 28 2500 18 0 63 5 8 0 48 0 155 160 5 36 17 0 58 9 7 4 44 5 148 155 6 07 16 0 54 3 6 8 41 1 138 149 6 43 18 3 63...

Page 42: ...ical listing of compliance with mandatory service bulletins Airworthi ness Directives and the method of compliance It is fur ther the responsibility of the aircraft owner or operator to obtain service...

Page 43: ...n the airplane file for loading CAUTION Neve r use aviation fuel p 8 de than 100 130 octane Aviation fuel i c bed1 ttnguished by their color 80 87 ootlullWlt red 91 96 octane is blue 100 130 octane is...

Page 44: ...high detergent or com pounded during the first 50 hours of operation or until a normal rate of oil consumption has been established After oil consumption has stabilized any straight mineral or additi...

Page 45: ...on No 1014 latest revision lists recommended oil types and replacement intervals Your Mooney dealer has approved brands of lubricating oil and all consumable materials necessary to service your airpla...

Page 46: ...g paint but hold buf fing to a minimum until curing is complete and there is no danger of disturbing the undercoat Before washing the exterior be certain the brake discs are covered a pitot cover is i...

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