hammdo Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Posted December 22, 2020 5 hours ago, mike_elliott said: Today is your lucky day, you just found it. Take a trip over to Longview, speak with DMAX, he owns this only example now. That is vey cool! -Don
flyboy0681 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Posted December 22, 2020 I found the 1977 ad looking 50 years into the future very interesting. Only six years away, the copy is still relevant and Caldwell Airport in New Jersey is a very busy GA facility. Here is a blown up copy of the ad.
hammdo Posted December 22, 2020 Author Report Posted December 22, 2020 11 hours ago, M20F-1968 said: It would be great if you could post the electronic files of these ads in the download section of Mooneyspace or share a Google drive posting if the files are large. John Breda All I have are the images you see - best I could do... -Don
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 19 hours ago, MooneyMitch said: During filming, I forget how many Mooneys Bill Wheat told me they were producing during the 60’s on a weekly basis ....that part might be in the near beginning of the movie when he was taking us through the welding shop area..... I do recall I was amazed ! @MooneyMitch, where can one get that movie? -Don
MooneyMitch Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, hammdo said: @MooneyMitch, where can one get that movie? -Don Message me please. Thank you.
mike_elliott Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 here are a couple of oldies that date me somewhat.... 1961 Mooney - all metal.pdf 1961 Mooney brochure.pdf 1961 Mooney Mark 21 Price list.pdf 1
the_elkhartian Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 14 hours ago, toto said: I remember this ad playing over and over again when I did my King IFR course on VHS a hundred years ago. It’s hard to believe that King Schools could give away a new airplane every year. I keep waiting for Bob Barker to jump out during that King/Mooney Ad. "This Showcase Mooney could be yours....if the Price is Right!"
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 LOL, I do need to find the full clip - it’s almost like that! -Don
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 50 minutes ago, mike_elliott said: here are a couple of oldies that date me somewhat.... 1961 Mooney - all metal.pdf 4.37 MB · 1 download 1961 Mooney brochure.pdf 2.22 MB · 1 download 1961 Mooney Mark 21 Price list.pdf 1.65 MB · 2 downloads Now that’s what I’m talking about! More of these please! -Don 1
flyboy0681 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, wingtipwalker said: I keep waiting for Bob Barker to jump out during that King/Mooney Ad. "This Showcase Mooney could be yours....if the Price is Right!" Back then the host would have been Bill Cullen.
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 Here’s a few more: I enjoy this trip back in time ;o) -Don
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 Before and after the Mooney tail on the Cadet! 1
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 Interesting read: https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/2019/11/20/mooney-70-years-of-rocky-history -Don
MooneyMitch Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 17 minutes ago, hammdo said: Interesting read: https://www.flightlineweekly.com/post/2019/11/20/mooney-70-years-of-rocky-history -DON Yes, interesting. Seems the author overlooked the M20L.
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 True, I didn’t notice that either. I just keep links to read... here is a pdf for an ‘early’ Mooney: https://aeroresourcesinc.com/uploads/200211-1941 Culver Cadet.pdf -Don
hammdo Posted December 23, 2020 Author Report Posted December 23, 2020 This one is nice for a newer one: Nice photoshop effects ;o)
cliffy Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 Some of us remember when we first read them all Like when they came out A long time ago. 1
Greg Ellis Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 16 hours ago, cliffy said: MU2s are slowly going away, Mitsubishi has said in the past that they would support them till the last one dies but in the background they are being bought up and cut up (by the factory. ?) I think all the 3 blade powered MU2s are already in their graves. It got a bad rap supposedly due to icing but it was shown to do well in icing even though there is a restriction in the flight manual now on icing conditions. At least one was lost due to an unqualified pilot going into reverse in flight to get down faster. On controller.com there are 11 MU2’s for sale. 4 of them are the 3 blade variety. 1
Rusty Pilot Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 Wow! This is the best thread ever. I enjoyed seeing my model year represented 1974 with original advertising, pricing and performance specifications. It is great to see what these magnificent machines looked like new.
flyboy0681 Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 For somebody that has time on their hands, it would be interesting to see how many of the registration numbers in the ads are still flying.
ArtVandelay Posted December 23, 2020 Report Posted December 23, 2020 Unless I missed it, these seem to be all the vintage models. What about when the J was introduced, I gotta believe there was lots of press/marketing?
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