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Mooney M20T Predator prototype, N20XT, on display at Sun 'n Fun 2006. The M20T Predator, a canopy-equipped version of the basic M20 design powered by a Lycoming AEIO-540 engine, was Mooney's entrant in the USAF Enhanced Flight Screener competition. The prototype, built in 1991, displayed in a tiger-stripe paint scheme.
The Mooney International Corporation (formerly Mooney Aviation Company, Inc. and the Mooney Aircraft Company) is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Kerrville, Texas, United States. It manufactures single-engined piston-powered general aviation aircraft.
The Lycoming O-360 is a family of four-cylinder, direct-drive, horizontally opposed, air-cooled, piston aircraft engines.Engines in the O-360 series produce between 145 and 225 hp (110 and 170 kW), with the basic O-360 producing 180 hp (130 kW).
The Mustang was developed to be a top-of-the-line model to supplement Mooney's successful Mooney M20 high-performance light aircraft. It is a five-seat pressurized single-engined aircraft with a wider and longer fuselage than the M20E Super 21 and a taller fin and leading edge fillet. [1]
A single-engine Mooney M20C private plane crashed on July 10, 2022, into the airport fence along South Ventura Road during final approach while attempting to land. [24] The pilot had minor injuries and the road was closed until the damaged plane could be removed. [25]
This filler neck and cap assembly has a positive locking feature when closed. The probable cause was found to be the pilot's improper preflight which resulted in a takeoff with the oil cap not secured and the subsequent loss of engine power. On March 17, 2018, a Mooney M20C landed gear-up at the airport. [7]
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However, the nonstop flight failed near Fort Wayne, Indiana, when his engine quit due to faulty welding on the fuel pump. [1] In 1931, with the economy failing, the Mooney Corporation closed its doors. [5] Mooney continued pursuing aircraft design after his company failed. His next design, the M-6, was a two-place low-wing design.