Mooney M20J User manual

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201, Model M20J. It
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TABLE 06 COlTEWTS
SECTION
GENERAL
................ 1
LIMITATIONS .............. 2
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ....... 3
NORMAL PROCEDURES ......... 4
PERFORMANCE ............. 5
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WEIGHT & BALANCE 6
AIRPLANE & SYSTEM
DESCRIPTIONS
............ 9
HANDLING. SERVICE
& MAINTENANCE ........... 8
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA .......... 9
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SECTION I.
GEWERAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
THREE VIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-21
INTRODUCTION . . . . . - . . . -1-3
DESCRIPTIVE DATA . . a - . . . . * -1-3
LANDINGGEAR . . . . . . -1-3
ENGINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-3
PROPELLER. . . . . . . . . . . . .I-4
FUEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I-4
OIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p-4
MAXIMUM CERTIFICATED WEIGHTS -1-4
STANDARD AIRPLANE WEIGHTS. . * -1-5
BAGGAGE SPACE& ENTRY
DIMENSIONS. .
. . . . . . . . . .I-5
SPECIFIC LOADINGS . . . . . . . . . 1-5
SYMBOLS, ABBREVIATIONS
& TERMI-
NOLQGY . . . . . . . . . . . . -1-5
GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY '
&SYMBOLS. . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
METEOROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY . .1-7
ENGINE POWER TERMINOLQGH. . . - 1-9
AIRPLANE PERFORMANCE &
FLIGHT PLANNING TERMINOLOGY . *I-$
WEIGHT & BALANCE TERMINOLOGY. "1-8
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FIGURE 1-1 THREE VIEW
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INTRODUCTION
This Pilot's Operating Handbook contains 9 sections
and includes the material required tobe furnished to
the pilot by CAR Part 3. It also contains supplemental
data supplied by Mooney Aircraft Corporation.
Section I contains information of general interest to the
pilot. It also contains definitions of the terminology
used in this Pilot's Operating Handbook.
DESCRIPTIVE BAT A
LANDING GEAR
TYPE: Electrically operated
tricycle gear with rubber
shock discs, steerable nose wheel, and hydraulic disc
brakes.
Wheel Base 5
ft. 11-9/16 in.
Wheel Tread
9 ft. 3/4 in.
Tire Size:
Nose (6 Ply) 5.00~
5
Main (6 Ply) 6.00 x 6
Tire Pressure:
Nose
49 PSI
Main 30 PSI
Min. Turning Radius 41 ft,
(No Brakes Applied)
ENGINE
TYPE
: Four-cylinder, horizontally opposed, air cooled,
and fuel-injected engine with a wet-sump lubricating sys-
tem.
Number of Engines 1
Model (Lycoming) 18-360-A3B6D
Reconlmended TBO I600 Hrs.
Rated ICXP @ 2700 RPM 200 BHP
@ Sea Level
REVISION C

Bore 5. 125 in,
Stroke
4.375 in.
Displacement
361. 0 Cu. In.
Compression
Ratio 8.7:1
Fuel Inject or, Bendh RSA-5-ADR,
Magnetos , Bendix D4LN 2021
TYPE: Constant -speed, hydraulically controlied pro-
peller with a single-acting governor.
Madel (McCauley) B2D34C212 /78GBA-4
Diarnet er
74 in. mae
73 in. min.
Number of Blades 2
Blade Angle @ 30 In. Sta. :
Low f 40-t. - 20
I High
29.5t.5" --
FUEL
Total Fuel Capacity
66.5 U. 6. Gal.
Usable Fuel Capacity
84 U.S. Gal.
Minimum Fuel Octane Rating cP Color
Grade
100
C>~OP
Green
100 LL Blue
Oil Capacity
(6 QTS MIN for flight) 8 QTS.
Oil grades, specifications and changing recornrnenda-
tions are contained in Section VPB.
MAXMUM CERTIFICATED WEIGHTS
Makirnurn Loading (unless limited by loading envelope):
Cross Weight
2740 LBS.
Baggage Area 120 IBS.
Hat Rack
10 LBS.
REVISION A

STANDARD AIRPLANE WEIGHTS
Standard Empty Weight 1640 LBS.
Standard Useful Load 1100 LBS.
BAGGAGE SPACE AND ENTRY DIMENSIONS
Baggage Area 24"x 35"x3Ei"H (16cu.ft.
)
Hat Rack 30"Wx 19"D x 12H
(Max.)
(2.6 cu. ft.)
Baggage Door Opening
Above Ground (Sill) 46"
Entry Width
1 7"
Entry Height 20.5"
SPECIFIC LOADINGS
Wing Loading
@ G. W. 16.4 PSF
Power Loading
@ C . W. 13.7 PHP
SYMBOLS, ABBREVBATlOPllS & TERMBNOLOCY
GENERAL AIRSPEED TERMINOLOGY & SYMBOLS
CAS
- Calibrated Aikspeed means the indicated speed
of an aircraft, corrected for position and instru-
ment error. Calibrated airspeed is equal
to
true airspeed in standard atmosphere at sea
level.
CS Ground Speed isthe speed of an airplane
relative to the ground.
IAS Indicated Airspeed is the speed of an aircraft
as shown on its airspeed indicator. IAS values
published in this handbook assume zero instru-
ment error.
TAS True Airspeed isthe airspeed of an airplane
relative to undisturbed air.
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Maneuvering Speed is the maximum speed at
-----.-.
~r~hickn applicatioa~ sf fa~K% available aerdynamic
control will rtot overstress the airp%.ane.
Maximurn. F'kap Extended Speed is the highest
-. -
speed permissible with wiag flays in ;e pre-
scribed extended position.
Maimurn - Landing -- Geai' Extended Speed is the
-
:naxi~z:um speed at vrakaiclx an aircraft can be
98+lS . .. c $7 .sawn with the landing gear excgended,
;a/I&irnurn Laaldi~ --- Gear Operating Speed is the
maximum speed at which the landing gear can
be safely extended or retracted.
Never F:xcee,Pd Speed or Mach Number is the
-
speed 'aimit that may not be exceeded at any
lime.
Maximum Sructural Cruising Speed is the speed
that should not be exceeded except in smooth air
and then only with caution.
or the minimum steady flight
speed at which the airplane is controllable.
Walliaag Speed or the minim.um steady blight
speed at which the airplane
is controllable la
the landing configuration.
Best Angle-ofmelimb Speed
is the airspeed
A
which delivers the greatest wain of altitude in
the shortest possibie horizo~taldistance.
Best Rate-of-Climb Speed is the airspeed which
delivers the greatest gain in altitude in the
shortest possible time with gear and flaps up.
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METEOROLOGICAL TERMINOLOGY
OAT Outside Air Temperature
is the free air
static temperature, obtained either from
inflight temperature indications or ground
meteorological sources. It is expressed
in degrees Celcius (previously Centigrade).
International Standard Atmosphere assumes
that
(1) The air is a dry perfect gas;
(2) The temperature atsea level-is 15'
Celcius; (3) The pressure at sea level is
29.92 inches Hg; (4) The temperature
gradient from sea level to the altitude at
which the temperature
is -56.5OC is
-0.00198~~per foot.
Indicated The number actually read from an alti-
Pressure meter when and only when, the barometric
Altitude subscale has been set to 29.92 inches of
mercury
.
Pressure Pressure altitude is the indicated pressure
Altitude altitude corrected for position and instru-
ment error. En this handbook, altimeter
instrument errors are assumed tobe zero.
Density
Altitude Altitude asdetermined by pressure altitude
anexisting ambient temperature.
In
standard atmosphere (ISA) density and
pressure altitude are equal.
For a given
pressure altitude, the higher the tempera-
ture, the higher the density altitude.
Station Actual atmospheric pressure at field
Pressure elevation.
ENGINE POWER TERMINOLOGY
BHP
Brake Horsepower - is the power developed
by the engine.
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9/27/56

RPM
- Revo%utions Per -u Mirrute is engine speed,
MP
Tflanifold Pressure is a pre;asi~.re xneasi.~:red
in the engine's indu~tioi~ system and is ex-
pressed ix! inches sf mercury (jig),
AIRPLANE PERFOR3AANCE AND FLIGHT PIJANW1hJG
------------------------"-------*%"
TERMXPU'OLrnY
Demon- Demonstrated Crosswind Velocity
is I he
------ --
strated
vedocfty of the crosswind component .for
Crosswind
which adeqmte control of the airplane
Velocity
during takeoff and Paasding was ackilal8y dem-
onstrated dust% certification tests. The
sabue shown is aaot eonsidered to be limiting,
g
f&: is the aceeleratiom due to gravity.
Service - Ser vi is the a,ltituc%e where the
Ceiling aircraft
has the capability of climbing at
the rate of 100 ft/min.
WEIGHT AND BAUPSCE TERMINOLaY
----
Reference An imaginary vertical plane from
which
Datum all horizontal distances are measured for
balance purposes.
Station
A location along the airplane fuselage
usually given in terms of distance
from
the reference datum.,
Arm The borizontal distance fsom
the reference
datum tothe center of gravity
(C . G. ) of an
item.
Moment
The product of the weight of an item mul-
tiplied lay its arm. (Moment divided by a
constant
is used to simpPiEy balance cal-
culations by reducing the number of digits.
)
G. G. Arm The arm obtained by adding the airplane's
individual moments and di~ding the sum
by the total weight.
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C. G.
The extreme center of gravity locations within
Limits which the airplane mbst be operated
at a given
weight.
'Center of
Gravity
(C.G.)
Usable
Fuel
Unusable
Fuel
Maxi mum
Weight
Sandaxd
Empty
Weight
Empty
Weight
Useful
Load
Tare
The point at which an airplane would balance if
suspended. Its distance from the reference
datum is found by dividing the total moment by
the total weight of the airplane.
Fuel available for airplane propulsion.
Fuel remaining after a runout test
has been
completed in accordance with governmental
regulations.
The maximum weight isthe maximum authorized
weight of the aircraft and its contents aslisted
in the aircraft specifications.
Weight of
2 standard airplane including unus-
able fuel, full operating fluitis, and undrain.-
able oil.
The emptyweight of an aircraft
is the actual
weight of the airplane and includes operating
equipment (including optional equipment) that
has a fixed location and is actually installed in
the aircraft. B includes the weight of the
unusable fuel and undraimble oil.
The useful load is the empty weight subtracted
from the maximum weight of the aircraft. This
load consists of the pilot, crew if applicable,
maximum oil, fuel, passengers, and baggage.
Tare
is the weight of chocks, blocks, stands,
etc. used when weighing an airplane, and is
included in the scale readings. Tare
is de-
ducted from the scale reading lo obtain the
actual (net) airplane weight.
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