Mooney M20K Model Airplane

 

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Mooney M20K Model Airplane

Item#: 80015

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Wing Span: 18.04"
Length: 12.19"

Manufacturer: Mooney Airplane Company

 

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Mooney M20K Model Airplane

Factory Direct Models, the world leading manufacturer of Model Aircraft, brings to you this Mooney M20K Airplane. This Mooney M20K Model Airplane was hand crafted using the finest Philippine Mahogany and sealed to last for generations. Working with our blueprints and library of reference material as well as the Customer's photographs, Factory Direct Models master artisans created this famous airplane into an amazing one of a kind detailed display model.

This Mooney M20K Airplane Model comes with a detachable stand a Personalized inscription plaque and a laminated Mooney logo that adds beauty to this collectible masterpiece.

Mooney M20K History:

The Mooney M20 is a family of high performance, piston-powered, propeller-driven general aviation aircraft, all featuring a low-wing and tricycle gear, manufactured by the Mooney Airplane Company.

The "M20" was the twentieth design from Al Mooney, and his most successful. The M20 series was produced in many variations over the last 50 years, from the wooden wing M20 and M20A models of the 1950s, to the M20TN Acclaim that debuted in the 21st century and is currently in production.

M20K up through the M20J all Mooney M20s had four-cylinder Lycoming engines. After designing the M20J, Mooney modified the basic design to include a variety of more powerful six-cylinder engines, including some models with turbocharged engines. The first such design was the turbocharged M20K, which was produced between 1979–1998.

The M20K was marketed as the Mooney 231. This model's Continental TSI0-360-GB engine was challenging to operate at acceptable engine temperatures, so by 1986 it was replaced with an intercooled engine, eliminating the temperature problems and achieving a top speed of 252 mph (406 km/h) in level flight (at FL 280). This variant was marketed as the Mooney 252. The M20K was type certified on 16 November 1978.