Looking at an estate sale M20A

[DaV8or]

Here are a few pictures. I will try to get some more if the wings and wheel well area it is really neat to look at,

 

Thanks so much for posting the photos! What a lot of alterations between the A and B and even more changes for the C. Yet, still clearly the M20 we know and love. I can't even imagine any certified manufacturer doing this many changes on a type in today's world.

 

On an aside, have you thought about putting a little color on that plane?

[Wesley brown]

Thanks for posting the pictures! I enjoyed seeing your Mooney.

Brian

Thank you for the kind words.

[Wesley brown]

Thanks so much for posting the photos! What a lot of alterations between the A and B and even more changes for the C. Yet, still clearly the M20 we know and love. I can't even imagine any certified manufacturer doing this many changes on a type in today's world.

 

On an aside, have you thought about putting a little color on that plane?

Thanks, yes actually the paint is the planes only flaw. It needs to be stripped and painted and shined to perfection. If time and money allows I will paint the plane this summer. Unlike most planes this one will have to be done differently. The wings will need to be dealt with first and then protected while the fuse gets stripped and painted. I have years experience with airbrush work and am a artest on cars and hot rods. The problem is choosing which idea or scheme I want to use? Classic or sporty? Pus compatibility of paints that will contribute to the wing flexing and so on and still allow me to apply a design over the base paint. On my grumman we used single stage poly urethane emron. Very expensive but good stuff!

[MyNameIsNobody]

There was/is(?) an unskinned wood Mooney wing hanging in a hanger in Racine, WI. It truly is a thing of beauty when exposed. This was in the same hanger that is certifying a Diesel GA engine. (Delta Hawk) They were testing it in a "pusher" experimental. THAT was a beautiful plane too. Wood wings A-OK with a good maintenance/inspection program. Wood tails? NO WAY! Highest break-up statistics ever were the wood-tailed Mooney's.