Acclaim Ultra M20V

[Seth]

http://www.mooney.com/en/AcclaimUltra.html

M20V

This is the big news that was coming.

We have the other thread, but I figured at 10 pages it was time to make a new one just to discuss the Acclaim Ultra.

-2 Doors

-4 inch longer doors

-Composite shell around the cockpit

-Steel cage still in place

-Newly designed interior including all new switch placements.

-M20U will be the Ovation Ultra with similar updates.

 

What else?  Who has flown one?

 

-Seth

Edited February 12, 2016 by Seth

[Ftlausa]

Smart upgrades to the design.  I like the new interior and 2 doors a lot. 

[M20F]

After a fair amount of time in a friends Cirrus I can no longer live without a keypad.  

[KSMooniac]

It is still in the test phase...video mentioned they hope to have the certification done by Sun 'n Fun so likely there won't be any customer flights/rides until then.

It is a very nice refresh, though!  I wish we could get a gross weight increase, though.

[mooneyflyer]

Here's some additional information from The Mooney Flyer:

http://flyinglists.com/docs/MooneyFlyerUltraAnnouncement.pdf

phil

[M20JFlyer]

Will only comment that the New-Mooney Team can be very proud of the energy invested.. and mostly the speed at witch this advanced design was accomplished.

IMO Mooney retained the best qualities of an extremely fine airplane and made intelligent improvements .

I will neither confirm or deny that I touched it or saw it.. But when "YOU DO" you will be proud you fly Mooney.

 

[jangeurts]

Great news, but why not opt for the Garmin 2000 in the same session...?

Now that would have made for a total makeover!!!

[flyboy0681]

A Mooney with two doors, why this is preposterous. Dammit, who is in charge here?

And best of all, two cup holders.

Edited February 11, 2016 by flyboy0681

[Joe Zuffoletto]

As a longtime Acclaim owner, my thoughts are these:

Pilot side door, longer doors: YES!

FMS Keypad: YES!

Backup instruments between PFD and MFD: YES!

Electronic backup instruments: YES!

Cupholders: Have these in the TN; they're very shallow and marginally useful. These are less so being located under the center console.

I'm also glad they finally flattened the glare shield. The Acclaim has the legacy bump over the old annunciator panels that isn't necessary.

I have the 310hp upgrade on mine. IT ROCKS. I'm disappointed the V doesn't have it. Mooney owns the STC so there's no excuse.

The new window line is reminiscent of the C... nice nod to the past.

[Seth]

 

Taken from the big announcement coming thread . . . 

 

-Seth

[testwest]

And now we have the answer to the next line of rocker switches: Carlingtech Contura V. Of course we started with Klixon 20TC, then the E-T-A 41-10-P10, now these. Of course the V is not a switch-breaker, so they had to put in circuit protection in differently.

[Bob_Belville]

About the only instrument in common with my vintage Mooney is the whisky compass.

[aviatoreb]

32 minutes ago, Bob_Belville said:

About the only instrument in common with my vintage Mooney is the whisky compass.

No - no - you have the same gear up/gear down switch, don't you?  I know I do - although mine is not as clean white.

And I bet we can all afford to buy cup holders from the autozone.

[Marauder]

The million dollar question (okay the $769,000 question); are they using Klixon switches?! If so, will this drive the price of them up or down?!

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[Bob_Belville]

37 minutes ago, aviatoreb said:

No - no - you have the same gear up/gear down switch, don't you?  I know I do - although mine is not as clean white.

And I bet we can all afford to buy cup holders from the autozone.

Actually, the throw of my gear up/down switch is quite a bit larger.

[Hank]

56 minutes ago, aviatoreb said:

No - no - you have the same gear up/gear down switch, don't you?  I know I do - although mine is not as clean white.

Mine's not the same as the Ultra or Bob's plane, either.

[aviatoreb]

Huh - well my gear switch is the same!  Ok - like I said - not as clean white.

[Hank]

Nothing in my Mooney is White. Parked beside one with the modern "swoosh" paint scheme with a bright white base layer, the off-whiteness of mine is obvious. And no, it's not faded, miscolored or UV damaged, it's just the base color applied two owners ago. I painted the interior with SEM Almond. Even the powder coated yokes aren't bright white.

[201er]

1 hour ago, aviatoreb said:

And I bet we can all afford to buy cup holders from the autozone.

They had to add a second door in order to accommodate the cup holders in the center blocking the way to the usual door.

[aviatoreb]

1 hour ago, 201er said:

They had to add a second door in order to accommodate the cup holders in the center blocking the way to the usual door.

The second door is there so the cashier can hear you make your order at the drive through when you order an egg mcmuffin.

[Danb]

They actually added the doors including the 4" increase in size for ease of entry for Chris's sweeties.

[Mcstealth]

On ‎2‎/‎14‎/‎2016 at 1:14 PM, Danb said:

They actually added the doors including the 4" increase in size for ease of entry for Chris's sweeties.

That's it. The larger doors are for Marauder's babes. You figured it out!

[Marauder]

I'm just disappointed they didn't add a cargo door. How am I going to load the snacks?

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[Geoff]

Strange looking oblong rear window. I like the doors though. 

[Hank]

7 hours ago, Marauder said:

I'm just disappointed they didn't add a cargo door. How am I going to load the snacks?

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So what's the rectangular opening aft of the right-side cargo door? Is that for battery access to eliminate charlie weights? It's too big to be an inspection panel, almost almost the size of the ELT access panel further forward on the pilot's side. It even appears to overlap the same way . . .