Mooney M20TN Acclaim

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Cargo

Range

Cargo is additional payload after occupants and baggage.

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Available Range / nm

Mission capable. This load flies with full fuel.

Fuel reduced by . left aboard for nm range.

Over max payload by . At this load it cannot lift a single occupant.

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Mission Profile

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242

KTAS

Cruise Speed

1,022

Max Range

25,000

Service Ceiling

Occupants

466

lbs

Wet Payload

Endorsements & ratings:

High-Performance
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Mooney M20TN Acclaim (N82CG), the twin-turbonormalized Continental TSIO-550 flagship, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Photo: ZLEA, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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About the Mooney M20TN Acclaim

Type certificated 2006

Overview

The Mooney M20TN Acclaim, sold as the Acclaim and Acclaim Type S, is the twin-turbocharged flagship of the M20 line and the fastest certified single-engine piston aircraft Mooney has built. Type-certificated in 2006, it pairs the long-body airframe with a 280-horsepower twin-turbonormalized Continental TSIO-550-G and aerodynamic refinements that push cruise past 240 knots in the flight levels.

The Acclaim sits at the top of the Mooney range, above the Bravo and Ovation. Twin turbochargers hold sea-level power to 25,000 feet, delivering near-turboprop block times on avgas, and that speed comes at the highest fuel burn and acquisition cost of the piston M20s. Standard usable fuel is 89 gallons, with a 100-gallon long-range option. Choose the M20TN Acclaim when outright speed is the mission and you want the fastest piston single Mooney built, accepting its fuel burn and cost as the price of 240-knot cruise.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Fastest certified piston single. About 242 KTAS at 25,000 feet from the twin-turbo 280hp TSIO-550-G, rivaling entry turboprops on shorter legs.
Twin turbonormalizing. Two turbochargers sustain sea-level manifold pressure to 25,000 feet, holding full power high into the flight levels.
Proven long-body airframe. The same stretched cabin and structure as the Bravo and Ovation, with the speed turned up.
Range option. 89 gallons usable as standard, 100 gallons with the optional long-range tanks.

Trade-offs

Highest running cost. The Acclaim burns about 20 GPH at cruise and carries the highest acquisition price of the piston M20 line.
Speed lives at altitude. The 242-knot figure is a flight-level number; down low the Acclaim is markedly slower.
Runway and energy management. Like all heavy Mooneys it wants respectable runway and precise approach speeds.

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Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 8 ft
Length: 27 ft
Parking area (ft²²): 1,473 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: 3,368 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 3,200 lbs
Useful Load: 1,000 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 89 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: third-party reference 242 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 195 KIAS
Max Structural Cruise (V_NO): Source: FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet 174 KIAS
Approach Speed: 85 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): Source: third-party reference 66 KIAS
Range: 1022 NM
Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft
Rate of Climb: 1000 - 1375 fpm
Takeoff over 50 ft obstacle: 2,100 ft
Landing over 50 ft obstacle: 2,650 ft

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Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Mooney M20TN Acclaim specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.

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