Mooney Production

[Seth]

18 hours ago, kpaul said:

Well, how about that.  All this time I thought I owned a 1975 M20F, according to the serial number (22-1322) I actually have a 1976.  According to the logs is was manufactured  and completed its test flights in December 1975.  Today is the first time I noticed the "1976" written at the top of page one.

You just picked up some value ($$) with an airframe 1 year younger!!

 

-Seth

[Oscar Avalle]

19 hours ago, mOONEYMAN_jACK said:

Hi All

I would like to thank you for all your replies 

I would like to answer some of your remarks .First Jeff it is just a hobby i do in my spare time i first started this project about 20 years ago

due to life and work commitments  i put it on the back burner for a few years but now i'm back on it full swing

The information i collect is for me i have no financial gain or work for anyone .I am trying to build a database of every mooney made

yes it seems strange? i see myself as a aviation historian recording history i do/will share some of the information i get with like minded

fellow historians.There are other historians out there covering many types of aircraft Cessna/Piper/Beechcraft etc i chose the mooney because

it was not covered and i thought it was and is a fantastic aeroplane to cover i hope this helps?

i will try to answer anymore question you have for me.

 

Steingar  if i can answer you now

Yes we British are strange we write down tail numbers for a hobby (i am one of those)we also like to photograph all forms of aviation

Airliners/Helicopters/General aviation/Executive/ Microlight/balloons/AND military.

I was only in your fine Country last year in Florida i did a road trip between West Palm and Miami and all point's

in between.Its the 4th time i have been over there and hope to come back some day soon maybe next year and yes it cost big bucks:>(.

I first came over in 1988 and getting round the GA fields was easy but since 9/11 things have changed big time and not so easy now

if at all .

 

I know i can use the FAA website for most information like owners dates fates etc but some aircraft have had more than one owner this is where a lot more research

come in .Some countries like Britain's CAA give full histories of every owner the FAA only gives current.

I am aware of MFR dates AND registration dates.

The biggest problem i have when an aircraft is when it is (cx) cancelled what what happens to it or where it is yes i know a lot are used for spares but there must be

quite a few still sitting around somewhere.

Thank you all for taking taking time to read this thread and replying .

Jack in the UK

PS feel free to look at my photos(look in the favs folder for mooney pics)

https://www.flickr.com/gp/mooneyman_jack/5c5sc3

 

 

 

 

Really nice! So what you are trying to do is to retrieve the history of each Mooney, where it was based and who their owners are/were or simply who their current owners are? One aspect to consider is that some airplanes are registered to a trust and that will not tell you who the owner actually is, or where he or she is. But interesting project...

 

Oscar

[carusoam]

Has Andrew stopped by this thread... @Hyett6420

Al was photographed in two different liveries, than the present one... (I believe)

Best regards,

-a-

[Yetti]

the FAA has the history and current owners of each plane.   You might want to spend some time on their site and then do a Freedom of Information request against their database.   I would think that only about 1/3 of current Mooney Owners are on Mooneyspace.  Of that only about 10% may respond.  You can order a specific N number for $15.    A properly phrased request would get you all the Mooneys and their history.

[flyboy0681]

5 minutes ago, Hyett6420 said:

 

Here she is in her New livery in Glasgow International where i flew her for a visit to my daughter in her new flat.  

 

So all that is missing are the original factory colors.