Mooney Systems

Question 1

Describe the Fuel systems

Answer 1

• two wing mounted tanks 64 usable gallons of 100LL
• two visual indicators on wings
• fuel drains located on each tank at the lowest point
• three position selector on the floor (left, right, off)
• Gascolator drain located left of the selector valve (lowest point of the system)
• Engine driven fuel pump
• Electric boost pump (used for priming and backup)
• Indicators - panel electric fuel quantity indicator for each tank & annunciater panel there is a low fuel warning light for each tank that comes on when there are approx 3 gal

Question 2

Describe the electrical system

Answer 2

• 12 volt battery
• 70 amp alternator
• push pull circuit breakers
• distributed by a battery bus and 10 subordinate buses
• Controlled by a red master switch with rocker switches that turn on individual components
• Indicators include and ammeter
• on annunciator panel there is a landing gear, low fuel, voltage, vacuum warning and engine start

Question 3

Describe the flap system

Answer 3

• electrically operated plane flaps
• interconnected through push-pull tubes and bell cranks
• range of travel is 0 to 33 degrees
• controlled by a lever on lower control console
• Position indicator to the right of the lever marked up, take off, and down
• Vfe - 109-112
• Operations - take off position for take off, retracted at 400 ft AGL

Question 4

Describe the Landing Gear

Answer 4

• Tricycle, electrically operated retractable gear
• airspeed sayety switch located on back of airspeed indicator prevents retraction below approx 65kts +7/-4
• Airspeed by-pass valve for maintenance
• controlled by two position switch locate left of center of upper panel
• manual extension in between the seats
• indicators for gear down - light on annunciator & aligned indicator mark in window on floor between front seat (gear down)
• Indicator for gear up - no lights & indicator on floor is barber pole
• Warning system includes lights on annunciator panel, the floor indicator, and warning horn when gear is up and power is less than approx 1/4 in from closed position
• retracted after 2 indications of positive rate of climb & max speed is 107kts
• Extension below 132kts
• during emergency operations pull circuit breaker, unlatch red cover over manual system that disengages motor, and pull cable till geen light appears (check with floor indicator and test horn with throttle)

Question 5

Describe the Engine systems

Answer 5

• textron engine
• lycoming 10-360-A3B6D
• 4 cylinder direct drive horizontally opposed
• bendix dual magneto
• controls include the throttle, propeller, mixture
• throttle controls power shown on the maniflod pressure gauge
• prop controls RPM shown on the tachometer
• Mixture controls fuel/air mixture entering injectors shown on the EGT

Question 6

Describe the Oil system

Answer 6

• Full pressure wet sump system
• 8 quart capacity
• automatic bypass temperature control to by-pass oil cooler
• prop governor boosts oil pressure for operation on the propeller
• oil flows through shaft to prop governor

Question 7

Describe the magneto system

Answer 7

• two electronically independent circuits in one housing
• right magneto fires lower right and upper left spark plugs
• left magneto fires lower left and upper right spark plugs
• controlled by 5 position switch (off, left, right, both, start)

Question 8

Describe accessory systems

Answer 8

• vacuum pump for vacuum instruments

- 14 volt 70 amp alternator

Question 9

Describe the propeller

Answer 9

• Mc-Cauley all metal, two bladed constant speed unit
• Cockpit control leveler is linked by cable to prop governor
• RPM held constant by governor
• oil-controlled piston regulates governor