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Hank Grand Master

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2 hours ago, aviatoreb said:

Ok - I call uncle.  That Acclaim is FASTER than my personal rocket.

But not dramatically so.  Well - yes dramatically so on the same fuel burn since that engine is furthermore more efficient than my rocket, but on standard cruise settings 65% (book says 18gph) and 72% (20gph) and 75% (21gph) my speeds are slower than that acclaim, but not a lot so.  Reasonably close.  I am burning 65% and you are I bet we are pretty close -  But if you are burning 21gph and I am burning 21gph then you are going quite a fair bit faster.

Looks to me like Mike's screenshot it 21.1 gph, 202 KTAS at 11,800 msl. Sorry . . . . . .

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Robert, I bought an Acclaim precisely because I routinely cross the Rockies and Sierras, and I wanted to do so with the best combination of performance and range possible. I installed the 31

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I recently upgraded from a 231 to an Acclaim.  What I tell people about it is that flying the Acclaim is like having the entire Mooney M20 stable in my hangar.  I can fly it a 11 GPH like a J and get

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Looks to me like Mike's screenshot it 21.1 gph, 202 KTAS at 11,800 msl. Sorry . . . . . .

I don't understand.  Sorry of what?  At 21.gph that is going faster than my personal rocket goes - but no by a lot - and slower than the advertised (rocket book speed is 205TAS at 12k on 22gph) and mine is more like 195 (on a good day - and 190 on a bad day) on 21gph at 12k.  I always figured mine is slow because of tks and also because it is a 231 vs a 252.

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I recently upgraded from a 231 to an Acclaim.  What I tell people about it is that flying the Acclaim is like having the entire Mooney M20 stable in my hangar.  I can fly it a 11 GPH like a J and get 145 KTS, at 13 GPH at 170 KTS like a K or like a TN at 20 GPH and 200+ KTS at any altitude I choose. 

It is the ultimate in flexibility.  That flexibility allows me to negate any perceived shortcomings of useful load. 

I can fly far and fast with a light load, far and somewhat slower with a heavier load, or even farther and slower still with a really heavy load.

 

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I recently upgraded from a 231 to an Acclaim.  What I tell people about it is that flying the Acclaim is like having the entire Mooney M20 stable in my hangar.  I can fly it a 11 GPH like a J and get 145 KTS

11? I do ~153 kts on 9 gph in my J. You may be faster, but you’re not as efficient. The advantages of being lighter and 2 less cylinders. :-)
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1 hour ago, airtim said:

What are the differences in a 231 and a 252? I thought it was just a much better engine package.

Almost entirely the same but the more recent 252 eventually had a smooth belly and a triple closing gear door both of which add a bit to aero.  The first the belly can be retrofitted and may well be in one you might buy.

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20 hours ago, mike_elliott said:

And here is one of the fastest J I have been in, still the champ, taken today just west of Longview, 9.2 GPH4636e0ee5491244cad6e1f99d360e82d.jpg

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I get a few more knots at that altitude - at 2X the fuel.

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All the Mooneys are fast and efficient. And if you're willing to burn more gas, you can go faster. But if you're willing to strap on the O2 mask, I still don't think anything can beat the pure efficiency of the 252. And remember, the best speed mod is skipping a fuel stop. 

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3 minutes ago, carusoam said:

Doing the math quickly...

265mph

9.4gph

28.2 mpg... 

 

Check my math, let me know if I missed something...  :)

 

Go Mooney, Modern day sailor!

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28.2 mpg x 74 useable gallons = over 2000 miles or a very long way in a piston single. :D

Not everyone uses their airplane for long trips. But I love them, and the longer the better. 

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1 hour ago, gsxrpilot said:

All the Mooneys are fast and efficient. And if you're willing to burn more gas, you can go faster. But if you're willing to strap on the O2 mask, I still don't think anything can beat the pure efficiency of the 252. And remember, the best speed mod is skipping a fuel stop. 

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Ground speed is meaningless and both more than good luck the wind happens to be at your back.

a ballon will do 200gs with a 200kts tail wind and burn 0gph.

and I’m sorry I’m sure you have a very nice airplane but it must be painful and slow looking at 122 indicated no matter how high you are.

there did everyone enjoy my grumpy old man impersonation? :-)

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Well I jumped into this thing as a Rocket-Acclaim speed comparison, and I think the Rocket is very close--but probably only up to the low teens and probably even then only at reasonable cruise power settings.  I gave it a shot yesterday at 21 gph, but only at about 8000 feet, and could only get 186 KTAS.  

I have also been at 15k, 20 gph, and 199 KTAS (but not this weekend), which would be sorta close to an Acclaim, but not as fast.  I think the parasite drag of the better acclaim aero starts to tell above about 165 KIAS.  Beyond that I can throw more gas at it but don't get much speed.  Higher I'll be faster and more efficient, but I'll always be 5-10 knots slower than the Acclaim and heading toward 15-20 knots slower above about FL 180.

They're all fast airplanes, no doubt.  Some are the perfect balance of speed vs efficiency, and for that the Acclaim and the 252 or Encore will compete pretty closely.  For those of us who are used to burning 1000 pph of JP8  and running at .95 mach in cruise...well, a Rocket is plenty good enough. All depends on what makes you feel good: elegant operational efficiency, or brute force and "capital efficiency", or no holds barred capital outlay and the latest, baddest mutha in the valley!

whatevery puts the smile on your face when you see the numbers!

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For best speed comparisons...

Need to use the advantage that the O doesn’t get...

1) thin air...

2) high power...

The O can get to the thin air... but becomes power limited...

Be really up on your O2 system and it’s back-up... the FLs can be pretty dangerous in the wrong hands... :)

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For best speed comparisons...
Need to use the advantage that the O doesn’t get...
1) thin air...
2) high power...
The O can get to the thin air... but becomes power limited...
Be really up on your O2 system and it’s back-up... the FLs can be pretty dangerous in the wrong hands... 
Best regards,
-a-

What’s the cause of the acclaims speed superiority when they both have the 310?


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2 minutes ago, GaryP1007 said:


What’s the cause of the acclaims speed superiority when they both have the 310?

The Ovation has no turbo, so manifold pressure drops with altitude. The Acclaim carries full manifold pressure into the flight levels, much more power is available. 

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2 minutes ago, GaryP1007 said:


At 10k would they be equals?


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No. Acclaims are supposed to fly LOP at 17gph. An Ovation Is LOP at 12.5 to 13GPH. Ovations flying at 186HP and the acclaim at 233hp.

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