FlyDave Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 All, In my search for a plane, I've spoken to and/or flown a number of "stock" 201's. Many of the people with 1984 and later model year planes claim to get 160 KTAS on 10 GPH while earlier model owners claim 155-157 on 10.5-11.5. Any 201 owners out there willing to provide your cruise performance (Alt, TAS & GPH)? Thanks,
Cruiser Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 WOT x 2600 @ 12500' and 5°F LOP 7.9 gph KTAS 151 WOT x 2600 @ 10,500' and 30°F LOP 8.5 gph KTAS 154 WOT x 2600 @ 8,500' and 35°F LOP 8.8 gph KTAS 155
Flybeech21 Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 Quote: Cruiser WOT x 2600 @ 12500' and 5°F LOP 7.9 gph KTAS 151 WOT x 2600 @ 10,500' and 30°F LOP 8.5 gph KTAS 154 WOT x 2600 @ 8,500' and 35°F LOP 8.8 gph KTAS 155
Piloto Posted November 1, 2009 Report Posted November 1, 2009 For the 201 there is only two power settings either full throttle for flight or idle power for taxing. José
KSMooniac Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 My '77 is pretty close to Cruiser's numbers...perhaps 1-2 knots slower but that is right in the ballpark. Keep in mind that all Mooneys are hand-made, and let's just say some are straighter than others, better rigged, etc. There will be a range of speeds. I believe the later models are a little bit faster, but not more than 5 knots on average.
Parker_Woodruff Posted November 2, 2009 Report Posted November 2, 2009 Quote: Cruiser WOT x 2600 @ 12500' and 5°F LOP 7.9 gph KTAS 151 WOT x 2600 @ 10,500' and 30°F LOP 8.5 gph KTAS 154 WOT x 2600 @ 8,500' and 35°F LOP 8.8 gph KTAS 155
Immelman Posted November 3, 2009 Report Posted November 3, 2009 Ignore my data for the 201 comparison because I fly an 'E'... Anyway, I wanted to chime in to agree about the wonderful at altitude performance of our aircraft. I flew across the sierra nevada mountains this weekend and decided to do a 4-way speed test -- approx 14,500 density altitude, I was getting 140 knots true on 7.5 gph. 10 knots slower than the '201' numbers reported above, but that's to be expected in an E model.
laytonl Posted November 3, 2009 Report Posted November 3, 2009 155 kts with WOT at 8,000', 2600 RPM, 10.5 GPH, 35C ROP. 1978 M20J. Lee
alun Posted November 6, 2009 Report Posted November 6, 2009 155 is reasonable to expect. i use 150 for flight planning tho. i get less than 10 gph but i have the gami's fitted and run lop.
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