Ovation altitude performance

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@irishpilot the Bravo makes about 202.5HP at 29"/2400, (about 75%), and 18.5gph (1550TIT) or so, all the way to 22,000ft critical altitude

the Ovation makes 210HP at 22.5/2400, but only up to 8,000ft @13.7-15.7gph

you don';t have to go up into the FLs for a Bravo to go faster than an Ovation

 

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[mention=14366]irishpilot[/mention] the Bravo makes about 200HP at 28/2400, (about 75%), and 18.5gph (1550TIT) or so, all the way to 22,000ft critical altitutde
the Ovation can only make 200HP at 22.5/2400 up to 8,000ft @13.7-15.7gph
you don';t have to go up into the FLs for a Bravo to go faster than an Ovation
 

I'm tracking. The Bravo is a great plane and I sold mine because I needed more UL and Mooney keeps dragging their feet on a GW STC for the long bodies.

The turbo is great for Rockies and high DA flying, but the XC speed difference in a Bravo in the low FLs and an Ovation at 10k isn't that much.

Take all my comments with a grain of salt. I quit Mooney and now fly a Lancair ES with the IO-550N. I did my yearly trip TX-CO last week and flew it between 8,500-11,500 and it does 177 TAS LOP burning 12.5 gph. It did that trip within 10 min of my Bravo and burned 50 gal vs the Bravo's 72 gal.

To be fair, for high alt and mountain flying, I'd still prefer a turbo. But since I do that 1-2 per year, the NA IO-550N is a beast and I can do without the turbo. I can see why the Ovation dudes do the N conversion.

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