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About the Mooney M20M Bravo
Type certificated 1989
Overview
The Mooney M20M Bravo is the turbocharged long-body Mooney, the flight-level cruiser of the family. Type-certificated in 1989 and first sold as the TLS (Turbo Lycoming Sabre), it was rebranded the Bravo in the mid-1990s after engine refinements. A 270-horsepower turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540 carries the stretched four-seat airframe to roughly 220 KTAS at 25,000 feet.
The Bravo sits above the normally aspirated Ovation and below the twin-turbo Acclaim. Its turbocharger buys altitude and weather-topping capability the Ovation cannot match, at the cost of a thirstier, more maintenance-intensive engine. Many Bravos carry TKS weeping-wing anti-ice and speed brakes, making them serious all-weather machines. Choose the M20M Bravo when you want to cruise in the flight levels above weather at better than 215 knots, and you accept the higher fuel burn and upkeep of a big turbocharged Lycoming to get there.
Key Features for GA Buyers
- Flight-level speed. About 220 KTAS at 25,000 feet from the 270hp turbocharged TIO-540, with full power sustained into the flight levels.
- Weather-topping altitude. Turbocharging holds power to 25,000 feet, letting the Bravo climb over much of the weather a normally aspirated single must fly through.
- All-weather equipment. TKS weeping-wing anti-ice and speed brakes are common factory and aftermarket options.
- Long-body cabin. More rear-seat room than the mid-body Encore or short-body M20C.
Trade-offs
- Fuel thirsty. About 17.6 GPH at 75 percent power, well above the Encore’s 13.7 GPH from its smaller 220-horsepower Continental.
- Maintenance-intensive engine. The TIO-540 is known for higher upkeep, including top overhauls and turbo-system service; it is the costliest M20 piston to run after the Acclaim.
- Payload with ice protection. A full TKS system and full fuel cut into useful load.
See Also
- Mooney M20TN Acclaim – the twin-turbo step-up and the fastest of the line. Compare
- Mooney M20R Ovation – the normally aspirated long-body sibling. Compare
- Mooney M20K Encore – a lighter, more efficient turbocharged mid-body. Compare
- Cirrus SR22T – the turbocharged composite cross-shop. Compare
- Beechcraft Bonanza B36TC – a turbocharged cabin-class alternative. Compare
Technical Specifications
Dimensions & Weights
- Height
- 8 ft
- Length
- 27 ft
- Parking area (ft²2)
- 1,464 ft²
- Max Takeoff Weight
- 3,368 lbs
- Max Landing Weight
- 3,200 lbs
- Useful Load
- 1,100 lbs
- Fuel Capacity
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 89 gal
Performance
- Cruise Speed
- Source: third-party reference 220 KTAS
- Never-Exceed (VNE)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 195 KIAS
- Max Structural Cruise (VNO)
- Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 174 KIAS
- Approach Speed
- 80 KIAS
- Stall, Clean (VS1)
- Source: third-party reference 66 KIAS
- Range
- 960 NM
- Service Ceiling
- 25,000 ft
- Rate of Climb
- 1000 - 1230 fpm
- Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle
- 2,050 ft
- Landing over 50 ft obstacle
- 2,600 ft
Engine
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Sources
Where the figures on this page come from. Mooney M20M Bravo specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.
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