2016 Mooney Acclaim Ultra

Courtesy of Mooney Aviation

The 2016 Mooney Acclaim Ultra we flew for this report is the first Acclaim Ultra off the production line. It's equipped with the Garmin G1000 integrated flight deck with dual redundant 10.4-inch displays, dual digital ADAHRS, ADS-B, GFC 700 flight control system and the Mid-Continent self-powered standby instrument.

Price as flown: $689,000
Engine: Continental TSIO-550-G
Propeller: Hartzell Scimitar, three-blade
Landing gear: retractable
Seats: 4
Doors: 2
Horsepower: 280
Empty weight: 2,380 lbs.
Useful load: 1,000 lbs.
Max takeoff weight: 3,368 lbs.
Fuel capacity, gals: 89 standard, 100 optional
Wingspan: 36.6 ft.
Length: 26.8 ft.
Height: 8.4 ft.
Cabin width: 43.5 inches
Takeoff distance: 2,100 ft. w/50-ft. obstacle
Climb rate (fpm): 1,375 ft./min
Max cruise speed (ktas): 242 (@25,000 ft.)
Max operating altitude (ft.): 25,000 ft.
Max range, 65%, 100 gals: 1,250 nm
Stall speed, with flaps: 56 kias
Landing: 2,650 ft. w/50-ft. obstacle

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A commercial pilot, editor-in-Chief Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.