67 m20F chump Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Thanks for posting pics. I have never seen a M22 in the wild. That gear looks like it came off a piper to me. Not at all what I’m used to seeing on a Mooney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcstealth Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 How high have you taken her? Is she calm in the cabin or noisy? My father was one of the engineers on the M22. He advocated for a completely new fuselage design and actually drew plans for one. He said the roll cage was just not conducive for pressurized operations. He was overruled by marketing he says because the roll cage was a major appeal of Mooney. Interesting factoid about the 22 is that Mooney filed and was granted a patent on the cabin door design. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor_U Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Thank you for posting great pictures! Paint looks very good for the age. I wasn’t aware you could overhaul those engines, or buy the parts. Who did the overhaul? Also, is the Pressurization system operational? regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Wow- it is really beautiful. Kudos that she is still an active and beautiful machine. Mooney was first to the show in what became a very successful concept later for other companies. E.g. the P210 and the Piper Mirage. Imagine if Mooney had kept running with that design and refining it over a decade or two. It may have dramatically changed the fortunes of the company. Imagine what a M22 would be like by today if it were still an active design. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airmocha Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Beefcake pyramid point of a totally cool line of airplanes. Jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Yves said: Hello to all of you....... A few more words on the M22. Aircraft was repainted from bare metal in a small paint shop close to London in 1992. The M22 has always been hangared and the paint still looks very nice. Polished every year for the last 20 years !! Engine overhauled in the US. Project completed in 2016. Long project but fully documented. Engine has now around 150 hrs since overhaul and runs like a dream. I tried to keep the aircraft as original as possible. Installed a EDM 900 as primary to avoid to be grounded in any problems with the old gauges. All still running ok. Also installed a new Garmin 330 ES transponder to be complying with the latest requirement in Australia. I know that there is M22 in South Africa. I was in contact with the owner a few years ago. The aircraft did not fly for around 20 years now. One M22 also in Switzerland. A few photos taken this afternoon (except the one in the air) .... Very cool! Thanks for posting the pics! There was an M22 at Stellar field in Phoenix, AZ, for a long time, but somebody bought it and flew it away not too long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLRDMD Posted December 27, 2020 Report Share Posted December 27, 2020 Ad just like that, Yves' M22 is listed for sale: https://www.trade-a-plane.com/search?listing_id=2390066&s-type=aircraft 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 Engine was overhauled by Devine Airport Group. Pressurisation system working ok. System is quite simple with the turbo feeding the cabin. Regulation through two outflow valves through the rear bulkhead. Valves have been overhauled and recalibrated by the manufacture in the US. Max differential pressure is 4.2 PSI with a cabin altitude of 8,000 ft at 24,000 ft (max ceiling). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted December 28, 2020 Report Share Posted December 28, 2020 21 hours ago, Mcstealth said: How high have you taken her? Is she calm in the cabin or noisy? My father was one of the engineers on the M22. He advocated for a completely new fuselage design and actually drew plans for one. He said the roll cage was just not conducive for pressurized operations. He was overruled by marketing he says because the roll cage was a major appeal of Mooney. Interesting factoid about the 22 is that Mooney filed and was granted a patent on the cabin door design. When I go up it is between 15,000 and 18,000 ft. Cabin noise is acceptable not more noisy than any other similar single engine aircraft. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Bienvenue sur le forum @Yves. Il semble qu’on est deux Yves ici maintenant. Yves Grenier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yves Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, yvesg said: Bienvenue sur le forum @Yves. Il semble qu’on est deux Yves ici maintenant. Yves Grenier Grand Merci.... vous êtes aussi propriétaire d'un Mooney .... au Canada ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesg Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Yves said: Grand Merci.... vous êtes aussi propriétaire d'un Mooney .... au Canada ? Oui Yves. Je pilote un Mooney depuis environ 20 ans. Machine très efficace. Et malgré le fait que cet avion est construit au chaud, au Texas, il performe très bien ici en hivers. J’ai déjà décollé à moins trente Celcius. Si tu cherche sur Google mon indicatif, tu trouvra quelques photos et même une sur une piste de glace sur une rivière. Yves 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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