Goonies Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 There used to be a page at mooneyland about the Rocket. Here's a copy of it for those interested: Mooney Rocket.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hi Mr Goonie, l've read that page before and it was very interesting. The jpg you've posted l can't read because it's too small. Can you repost it with a bigger file? Rgds Banjo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonies Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 It took a while but finally figured out the only way to upload the larger file and not have it automatically squahed by this site was via PDF. Banjo: I thought Zephros Rocket page was lost for good but I found it today using a 'waybackmachine' Here's the wayback URL http://web.archive.org/web/20090115200622/http://www.mooneyland.com/mooney_rocket.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mazer Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Nice of Zep to use my airplane (prior paint scheme) as the example. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Thanks Mr Goonie, it's a great article; you read it and think "hey l could afford one of those" 2000ft climb a minute, pull back To 55% 13 gallons an hour. I could afford that. The Rocket owners l spoke too told me "it doesn't work like that" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 Thanks Mr Goonie, it's a great article; you read it and think "hey l could afford one of those" 2000ft climb a minute, pull back To 55% 13 gallons an hour. I could afford that. The Rocket owners l spoke too told me "it doesn't work like that" That seems as if it is the "old POH" in that the fuel flow is a bit low as compared to the POH that came with my airplane. My POH recommends 15gph for the same 55%. Yes, it does climb at 2000fpm initial climb in the winter - and it keeps pulling strong all the way up. I posted two weeks ago that I did sea level to FL17 in 12+ min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega703 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I posted two weeks ago that I did sea level to FL17 in 12+ min. 17 thousand, unless you're in Asia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 17 thousand, unless you're in Asia OMG but busy - not on ATC - abbrev.. :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronk25 Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I test flew one about a month ago wanted it but we just didn't have a good outlet for selling or trading my J. Fuel burn was a big deal I for me and I was surprised that at 15,000 if we got it LOP 2200rpms and 30ish inches of mp 1620tit it only used 12.8gph and trued at 183-185kts!!! I was amazed how efficient it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Thanks for posting this. The late Mr Zephro was a blast to get to know and his passing was a real loss for the Mooney community. His e-books on Mooneys really helped me define which plane would best fit my mission. I'm glad that a new team has kept his website open. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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