1981 MOONEY M20K 305 ROCKET , 3,319 TT, 1098 SMOH TSIO 520NB, FEET WET, 1 2 PRICE !!THE ROCKET IS.
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THE "ROCKET" IS NOT YOUR FATHERS MOONEY !!
WHILE THE 200 H.P. 201 AND EVEN THE 200 H.P. TURBOCHARGED 231 ARE FAST, EFFICIENT CROSS-COUNTRY MACHINES, THEY ARE NOT "REALLY FAST". 150-165 KNOTS IS CERTAINLY RESPECTABLE, BUT FAST AIRPLANES NOW GO 180-190 KNOTS AT 10,000 FT, AND 220-230 KNOTS IN THE FLIGHT LEVELS. THAT IS "ROCKET" KIND OF FAST !!
THE "ROCKET" IS THE CONVERSION OF AN M20K INTO A BLISTERING SPEED DEMON BY REPLACING THE MILD 6 CYLINDER CONTINENTAL TURBOCHARGED ENGINE WITH A POWERHOUSE TSIO-520NB, AS FOUND IN THE CESSNA 340 AND 414 !!
200-H.P. ORIGINALLY TO 305 HORSEPOWER REPLACEMENT. NO WONDER THE "ROCKET" IS A SCREAMER.
WHILE THE MOONEY 201 AND 231 HAVE HELD THIER VALUE QUITE WELL, EVEN IN THIS AGE OF DIMINISHED AIRCRAFT VALUES, THE "ROCKET" HAS ACTUALLY INCREASED IN VALUE!
IT SEEMS THAT A WHOLE GROUP OF FORMER TWIN OWNERS HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE ROCKET GOES FASTER THAN THE 310"S AND BARONS THEY USED TO FLY, BUT ON 1/2 THE GAS, AND WITH ALMOST HALF THE UPKEEP!!
BUT BECAUSE THE "ROCKET" IS A CONVERSION OF A 1970"S OR 1980"S AIRPLANE, EXTERIOR UPDATES, INTERIOR UPGRADES, AND ESPECIALLY AVIONICS VERY GREATLY ON THESE AIRPLANES.
SO IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND THIS MODERN MARVEL OF A FAST AIRPLANE WEARING ORIGINAL PAINT FROM THE 1970"S OR 1980"S, (IN LIGHT BLUE, OR TAN, OR WITH GREEN ACCENTS) AND SUPER COMMON TO FIND THEM LOADED WITH KING DIGITAL RADIOS, WHICH CAME OUT IN 1979, AND WERE STATE OF THE ART AT THE TIME!
TO BE FAIR, MANY HAVE ONE BETTER RADIO, A GARMIN 430 (WOW) OR EVEN 530, AND SOME MAY EVEN HAVE THIS UNIT WAAS UPGRADED!! I SAW ONE ADVERTISED TODAY THAT HAD A WX-900 STORMSCOPE, WHICH WAS THE "CHEAPEST" (ENTRY LEVEL) STORMSCOPE WHEN IT CAME OUT IN 1989 !!
SO EVEN THOUGH THE ASKING PRICE IS USUALLY $145,000 TO $159,000, YOU WOULDN"T BE DONE SPENDING MONEY TO BRING THESE AIRPLANES INTO THE BIG SCREEN, MOVING MAP, ADSB COMPLIANT WORLD !! NEW GARMIN STUFF CAN ADD 25-45% OF THE TOTAL AIRPLANE VALUE INCLUDING INSTALLATION !!
OR BUY THIS AIRPLANE FOR ABOUT 30% OF IT"S VALUE, REASSEMBLE IT, AND ADD BACK WHICHEVER OF THE PREWIRED GARMIN AVIONICS YOU CHOOSE, AND HAVE IT ALL IN AND DONE FOR ABOUT 1/2 PRICE !!
THIS AIRPLANE GOT IT"S FEET WET WHEN THE AIRPORT IT WAS STORED AT (WEST HOUSTON, TEXAS) GOT PARTIALLY FLOODED DURING THE HURRICANE LAST YEAR.
NOT SUBMERGED !!
THE WATER IS ESTIMATED TO HAVE GONE AS HIGH AS 30" , ALTHOUGH THE HIGH WATER MARK ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS SEEMS TO BE LOWER THAN THAT.
THIS IS FRESH WATER HERE, FROM THE TORRENTIAL RAINS, NOT STORM SURGE FROM THE OCEAN LIKE WHAT HAPPENED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS !!
THIS IS THE 3RD AIRPLANE I HAVE BOUGHT FROM WEST HOUSTON. BOTH OF THE OTHER TWO WERE LEFT INTACT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO HANDLED THE CLAIMS. I HAVE ALREADY SOLD BOTH, ONE, A MOONEY WHICH HAD THE WHEELS AND BRAKES CLEANED UP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE STORM, WAS FLOWN OUT WITHOUT ANY PARTS REPLACEMENT !!
THE OTHER, A BELLANCA, WAS BOUGHT BACK BY THE MECHANIC FAMILIAR WITH THE PLANE, AND HE CLEANED UP THE WHEELS AND BRAKES, GREASED THE BEARINGS, AND IS FLYING AGAIN.
THE INSURANCE COMPANY ON THIS AIRPLANE WAS MORE CONCERNED, SO THEY HAD THE AIRPLANE PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED AND TRUCKED OUT TO A STORAGE FACILITY.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH TRANSPORTING A DISASSEMBLED MOONEY, THERE ARE TWO ACCEPTABLE METHODS:
REMOVE THE ENGINE AND THE TUBULAR ENGINE MOUNT, AND UNRIVET THE TAILCONE FROM BEHIND THE CABIN. THIS ALLOWS THE AIRPLANE TO BE TRANSPORTED SIDEWAYS ON A LONG TRAILER, WITHOUT BEING OVER WIDE. THIS METHOD LEAVES THE LANDING GEAR INTACT AND DOWN, SO THE AIRFRAME STANDS ON THE TIRES, AS IT SHOULD, SO NO HARM COMES TO THE FRAGILE BELLY, AND ALL OF THE DOZENS OF PUSH-PULL RODS AND BELL-CRANKS IN THE BELLY CAN STAY INTACT. FOR AN EXPERIENCED RETRIEVAL CREW, ON A NICE AIRPLANE, THIS IS THE PREFERRED METHOD, BECAUSE IT PROTECTS THE PAINT AND SOFT SKINS FROM BENDING AND SCRAPINGREMOVE THE WING (ONE PIECE FROM WINGTIP TO WINGTIP ) FROM UNDER THE FUSELAGE. ALTHOUGH SIMPLER TO DO, THIS WAY CREATES A LOT MORE WORK IF THE AIRPLANE IS REASSEMBLED, AS SO MUCH STUFF, INSIDE, OUTSIDE AND ALL THAT STUFF IN THE BELLY, HAVE TO BE REINSTALLED.DEMATING THE WING ALSO LEAVES THE FRAGILE AND UNSUPPORTED BELLY STRINGERS AND FAIRINGS EXPOSED AND OFTEN BENT, DISRUPTS THE INTERIOR, AND CREATES A MESS.THE CREW THAT DISASSEMBLED THIS AIRPLANE IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED IN TEXAS, AND ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED IN THE COUNTRY!
THEY USED THE FIRST METHOD, AND DID IT RIGHT, WHICH WILL MAKE REASSEMBLY OF THIS AIRPLANE MUCH EASIER !! TRANSPORTABLE ON A 34-36" TRAILER.
HERE"S WHAT I OBSERVED YESTERDAY, WHEN I CHECKED THE AIRPLANE OUT IN ONE OF THE RENTAL HANGERS WE KEEP SOUTH OF DALLAS:
THE PAINT, IN A MODERN MAROON, IN A MODERN SCHEME, IS EXCELLENT, AND THE RECOVERY TEAM TOOK EXTRA CARE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY!
THE GLASS AND WINDSHIELDS ARE GOOD, AND WERE NOT SCRATCHED DURING RETRIEVAL OR TRANSPORT.
THE LIGHT TAN LEATHER INTERIOR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, WITH MODERN BOLSTERS AND TWO-TONE INSERTS ON THE SIDE PANELS! HIGH HEADRESTS ON ALL 4 SEATS. CARPET LOOKS OK, BUT THE AFT PORTION MAY? HAVE GOTTON WET. IT DOESNT REALLY LLOK IT.
THE HEADLINER AND SIDE PANEL PIECES AND TRIM THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED, AS WELL AS THE PERFECT REAR SEATS, WERE ALL SHRINK WRAPPED TO KEEP THEM PERFECT.
HARDWARE, BRACKETS, HOSES, ETC., ETC. THAT WERE REMOVED WERE EITHER PUT IN ZIPLOCK BAGS OR SHRINK-WRAPPED.
THE OPEN REAR OF THE CABIN WAS ALSO WRAPPED IN FILM TO PROTECT THE CONTENTS DURING TRANSPORTATION.(I JUST TOOK ONE SECTION OFF TO REMOVE AND PHOTOGRAPH THE PECES THAT HAD BEEN STORED INSIDE.)
THERE IS SOME FINE SILT ON THE LOWER LANDING GEAR, AND DEFINITE WATER/SILT MARKS ON THE MAIN GEAR DOORS (SHOWN IN MY PHOTOS)
THESE MARKS WOULD INDICATE THAT THE AFT TAILCONE LOWER, WHICH SITS LOWER THEN THE BELLY UP FRONT, WAS PROBABLY IN THE WATER, BUT NOT AS HIGH AS THE TAIL FEATHERS.
THE LOWER WING INBOARD ALSO SITS THAT LOW, BUT AGAIN, THE LINES DO NOT INDICATE WATER ABOVE THE WING, BUT BELOW, AND ONLY INBOARD.
THE LOWEST PART OF THE TAILCONE IS THE THICK PART RIGHT BEHIND THE CABIN. AFTER THAT AREA, THE TAILCONE THINS, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MOSTLY BACK OUT OF THE WATER.
SURE ENOUGH, RIGHT IN THAT THICK PART OF THE TAILCONE, REALLY LOW, SITS THE ELECTRIC FLAP MOTOR. THE JACKSCREW, WHICH IS WHAT THE MOTOR ACTUATES, WORKS SMOOTHLY, AND SHOWS NO CORROSION, BUT THE POT METAL MOTOR HOUSING HAS SOME POWDERY RESIDUE, AND THE 2 PLUG IN CONNECTIONS LOOK SLIGHTLY POWDERY AS WELL, SO I"M SAYING THEY MAY HAVE BEEN WET.
THE AFT AVIONICS TRAY IS ELEVATED ABOVE THE FLAP MOTOR LEVEL, AND THE CONNECTIONS ON THESE BOXES, AND THE BOXES THEMSELVES, DO NOT SEEM TO SHOW SILT OR CORROSION, SO I"M EXPECTING THEM TO CHECK OUT OK.
THERE ARE A FEW TUBES IN THE BELLY, SOME OF THE LONG ACTUATORS AND SOME IN THE TUBULAR BELL-CRANKS, THAT HAVE LIGHT RUST SHOWING ON THEM, AND MANY OTHERS THAT DO NOT. THIS IS AT THE POINT OF BEING COSMETIC AT THIS TIME, NOT STRUCTURAL, AND APPEARS TO BE BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE PAINT ON EACH PIECE (GOOD PAINT, NO RUST, AND MISSING OR CHIPPED PAINT, MORE RUST. IT IS MY OPINION THAT NONE OF THESE TUBES OR BELLCRANKS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT!! I WOULD GO THROUGH AND REMOVE ANY THAT SHOW RUST STARTING AND SAND AND REFINISH IT. THE ROD ENDS ARE GREASED, SO JUST LIKE THE FLAP JACKSCREW, NO CORROSION IS EVIDENT ON ANY OF THEM.
I HAVE ANOTHER 231, (NOT A ROCKET) ALSO 1981, AND COINCIDENTALLY ALSO IN THE DALLAS AREA, WITH WING DAMAGE, AND MY ORIGINAL IDEA WHEN I BOUGHT THE ROCKET WAS TO OFFER THE OTHER 231 AS A PARTS AIRPLANE, BUT, AFTER SEEING THE ROCKET, I REALIZE THIS WON"T BE REQUIRED. YOU WOULDN"T NEED THAT STUFF (ALTHOUGH SOMEONE MIGHT WANT THE S-TEC 55X SYSTEM, WHICH IS UNDAMAGED).
THIS IS A CLEAN UP AND REASSEMBLE JOB, NOT A WHOLESALE PARTS REPLACEMENT.
THE TURBO SITS LOW ON THE ENGINE, AND ALTHOUGH IT DOESN"T APPEAR THAT IT GOT WET, AND I THINK EVERYTHING FIREWALL FORWARD STAYED ABOVE THE WATER (THE LOWER COWL SHOWS NO OBVIOUS SILT OR DEBRIS) IT SHOULD BE CHECKED.
THE BALANCE OF THE ENGINE IS NO QUESTION ABOVE THE WATER, AS IS THE 3 BLADE PROP HUB. THE BLADE THAT WAS DOWN PROBABLY GOT WET, BUT NOT WETTER THAN IT DOES WHEN FLYING THROUGH THE RAIN, AND ALL 3 SHOW NO DAMAGE.
THE TSIO-520NB ENGINE HAS 1098 SMOH IN 2008, WITH A NEW CRANK AND NEW CYLINDERS.
THE MCCAULEY 3 BLADE FULL FEATHERING PROPELLOR HAS 1098 SINCE NEW IN 2007
YOU WILL SEE THAT I AM SELLING THIS AIRPLANE WITHOUT THE WHOLE GARMIN RADIO STACK. FAR BE IT FROM ME TO FORCE YOU ROCKET BUYERS TO JOIN THE MODERN WORLD. IF YOU WANT TO INSTALL A WHOLE KING STACK, YOU CAN PICK THE PIECES UP FOR A SONG !!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE (TO KEEP OR TO SELL) THE BEST EQUIPPED "ROCKET" IN THE WORLD, THAN I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.
I AM LEAVING THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS INTACT, IN THE AIRPLANE, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE CONNECTORS !!
I WILL BE REMOVING ALL OF THE TRAYS, ALONG WITH THE CONFIGURATION MODULES ON ANY UNITS THAT HAVE THEM, BUT YOU WONT HAVE TO REWIRE !!
I AM GOING TO LIST THE AVIONICS THAT WERE INSTALLED HERE, BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT WANTS TO KNOW, BUT I WANT IT TO BE CLEAR !!
THESE UNITS ***ARE NOT *** INCLUDED WITH THIS PROJECT AND ARE NOT FOR SALE HERE !! THIS LIST IS TO INFORM YOU WHICH CONNECTORS/HARNESSES ARE INCLUDED ONLY !!
GARMIN G500 MFD/PFD DISPLAY, WITH REQUIRED MAGNETOMETER AND REMOTE BOXES.
GARMIN GTN750, YEP, THE BIG ONE WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN, GARMIN"S NEWEST AND BEST.
GARMIN SL-30 NAV-COM
GARMIN GTX-33ES REMOTE TRANSPONDER WITH MODE "S" TRAFFIC. ADS-B QUALIFIED.
GARMIN GMA35R, REMOTE AUDIO PANEL (FITS BEHIND THE 750 AND IS CONTROLLED ON THE 750 SCREEN)
GARMIN GDL 88 ADS-B RECEIVER. DISPLAYS TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ON THE MFD AND 750
GARMIN GDL-69A SATELLITE WEATHER AND XM RADIO RECEIVER. THIS HAS A FANCY SWITCH SETUP IN THE COCKPIT TO CONTROL THE "RADIO" PORTION
GARMIN GAD 43 AUTOPILOT ADAPTER
GAD 43 AUTOPILOT ADAPTER. THE AIRPLANE HAS A GPSS SETUP
GARMIN FLIGHTSTREAM 210, WHICH BROADCASTS THE INFORMATION THE INSTALLED EQUIPMENT SEES TO A TABLET BY BLUETOOTH.
AND AS A SURE-FIRE, RELIABLE DASH MOUNTED BACK-UP, A STAND-ALONE KING KT-76A TRANSPONDER !!
REMEMBER, THE CONNECTORS AND HARNESSES ARE INCLUDED AND WIRED FOR THESE UNITS, BUT THE TRAYS, PANEL AND REMOTE UNITS AND CONFIGURATION MODULES ARE NOT !!
OF COURSE, THESE UNITS ARE AVAILABLE, ON THE OPEN MARKET, FROM US OR OTHERS. TO MAKE THE AIRPLANE PURCHASER"S LIFE EASIER, I WILL WAIT UNTIL THE PROJECT SELLS BEFORE I LIST MINE FOR SALE.
STILL INSTALLED IN THE AIRPLANE, AND INCLUDED ARE:
CENTURY. 41 AUTOPILOT SYSTEM, WITH SERVOS, COMPUTER AND ATTITUDE INDICATOR. THE 41 IS A FULL FEATURED, ALTITUDE HOLD/ROLL SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL PITCH TRIM, GLIDESLOPE COUPLING AND VERTICAL SPEED SELECT.
JPI EDM 700 6 PLACE EGT/CHT DIGITAL/BAR GRAPH SCANNER SYSTEM. WITH PROBES AND HARNESS.
FUEL FLOW/FUEL TOTALIZER SYSTEM
ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION AND ALL BACK-UP FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS, AS WERE INSTALLED.
THIS AIRPLANE IS A STEAL!!
IT IS SOLD WITH FAA BILL OF SALE, FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, AND AIRFRAME AND PROP LOGS SINCE BRAND NEW, AS WELL AS ENGINE LOGS SINCE FACTORY REMAN AND LOTS OF 337"S, A GOOD LIST OF AD COMPLIANCE, AND OTHER PAPERWORK.
THE LAST ANNUAL WAS BY THE MOONEY EXPERTS AT DUGOSH AVIATION, AT THE KERRVILLE TEXAS AIRPORT ACROSS FROM THE MOONEY FACTORY !1
NOW LOCATED IN A SECURE T HANGER JUST SOUTH OF DALLAS, AS SHOWN, READY TO TRAILER.
WE WILL PROVIDE STORAGE AT NO CHARGE FOR 30 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE AUCTION, THEN $200 PER MONTH IF YOU SHOULD NEED IT LONGER.
MY BUY IT NOW PRICE IS SO LOW, MULTIPLE SERIOUS BUYERS, FROM END USERS TO REPAIR SHOPS TO PROFESSIONAL FLIPPERS ARE GOING TO BE SALIVATING OVER THIS PLANE, BECAUSE IT MOSTLY JUST NEEDS ELBOW GREASE TO REPAIR. DON"T LET THEM BEAT YOU TO IT !
BUY IT NOW OR LOSE IT !!
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THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, THEREFORE WE FULLY EXPECT THIS LISTING WILL SELL TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE CLOSE OF THIS AUCTION, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH. THERE WILL BE NO CHANCE TO BUY THIS ITEM LATER!!
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