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And don't forget the M301, which wound up being very successful...with a different company after Mooney spent the money on development. I think in recent times the M10 sucked up a lot of money for zero benefit. Decent concept, just horrible execution.

There are a few mentions of the 301, and possibly a YouTube video…. https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q=M301&quick=1 -a-

My idea... I think it was a possible path for Mooney, that tried his luck before without going all the way (M301), that the current Mooney pressurized and mono turbine is the TBM. Given his situation, shouldn't Mooney win back the market by re starting from the bottom ? His M10 three seats has chances (still), but, again, Mooney doesn't pick the good engine.

Stephan, MS is a haven for all Mooneys. But, when there are few of a particular model... there aren’t enough people that want to type, and work on specialty machines all day... It is possible that a few exist in the hands of people that are not so internet savvy... There are older forms of Mooney forums that still may be in existence, like the email list... you might try MAPA... they are still printing the MAPAlog... and a Facebook group... Mooney had some great engineers... Roy was one of the great ones. As far as historical Mooneys go... there are a few others... the name M22 seems to have been used twice... there was a twin Mooney that got some flight time... there are a few Mooney Mites around here... single seat personal planes... Some M20As are here too... The M20A was a beautiful, natural composite, winged Mooney... aka wood wing.... There are two seat Mooneys based on the Alon aercoupe... with a straight tail... After the Mustang, The M301 was built to fit into a similar market Niche... the 301 was a joint venture that went on a different path... at TBM... Tarbe’s Mooney What makes the Mustang interesting to Aviation History readers? Best regards, -a-

Both the M22 and M301 had Oleo's - both were significantly heavier aircraft. Now here's the thread drift - I wonder what happened to the M301 prototype (the airframe, not the TBM DNA).

Also flews... M10T - Modern three seat composite fixed gear trainer. With a diesel Continental motor. M10J - an M10T with larger displacement and retractable gear. Still in design phase. M10 - Cadet. Two seat, fixed gear trainer Mooneys... (Ercoupe history?) M18 - Mite. Single seat Mooneys. (Thanks Doc for the picture) M22 - Mustang. A pressurized six seater, of which a couple have showed up here on MS. M22 - Twin engine Mooney. (Thanks Dave!) Mooney 301 - Updated six seater. Lopresti designed. 350hp Lycowning TSIO540. Next in line to Lopresti's 201 and 231 nomenclature. TBM - Turbine version that grew out of the M301. A Partnership with the aircraft company in Tarbes France who built the TBM700. There were two versions of military trainers over the years. Tandem two seaters... The one with the tiger paint sat outside in Lakeland for years. The tiger paint was pretty well faded for a while... The designs competed unsuccessfully to be trainers for the air force. I Would love to fly a Mite. Transition training has got to be interesting. Note: regarding the Long Body M20L... The L did not have the later Long Body aft windows. If it has a visible water cooling radiator it got updated with a water cooled IO540 with lots of extra HP. It's cowl has no usual cooling air inlets! The L was a transition from the J to the later Long Bodies. The Porsche engine was well underpowered at 217hp and was not well supported for very long. Best regards, -a-

Would this have helped? http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/34687-m301-with-tail-mod/