Mooney M20J 201
Named for the 201 mph it reaches on 200 hp. A low-drag four-seater with retractable gear and Mooney's forward-raked fin. It floats a long way if the approach is flown too fast.
Performance
- Cruise speed
- 169 kt
- Never-exceed speed (VNE)
- 196 kt
- Range
- 835 nm
- Service ceiling
- 18,800 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,030 ft/min
Fuel
- Fuel type
- AVGAS 100LL
- Usable fuel
- 242 l
- Total capacity
- 252 l
- Wing tanks
- 2 × 126 l
- Fuel burn (cruise)
- 41 l/h
- Endurance
- 5 h 55 min
- Usable fuel weighs
- 174 kg
Fuel burn at 75% power. Endurance is usable fuel divided by the burn, with no reserve.
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Asphalt · Concrete
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
- Systems
- Constant-speed propeller · Retractable gear
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 3
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 2
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 1,243 kg
- Empty weight
- 744 kg
Licence and training
- Licences that cover it
- LAPL(A) · PPL(A)
- Class rating
- SEP (land)
- Extra training or endorsements
- Variable-pitch propeller · Retractable gear · Complex endorsement (FAA)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- Certified for IFR
- Approvals
- Night VFR
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Mooney
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- ICAO type designator
- M20P
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1977
Scale drawing
- Length
- 7.52 m
- Wingspan
- 11 m
- Height
- 2.54 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.1 m
- Propeller diameter
- 1.88 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Mooney M20J 201Length 7.52 m
- Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow IIILength 7.52 m
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Speeds
- White arc: flaps may be used
- Green arc: normal operating range
- Yellow arc: caution, smooth air only
- Red line: never exceed
- 55 kt
- 63 kt
- 88 kt
- 97–116 kt
- 112 kt
- 132 kt
- 174 kt
- 196 kt
A range runs from light to maximum weight, or across the flap settings for VFE. The exact speed depends on weight, flaps and conditions.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Mooney M20J 201 in the simulator
Practise your radio calls with this aircraft type in the AI ATC simulator.
