Re: Mooney to Offer Light Sport Airplane

[Rick Pellicciotti]

"GreenPilot" > wrote in message
om...
> Mooney Aerospace Group has teamed with the Spanish kit aircraft
> manufacturer Construcciones Aeronauticas De Galicia to market the
> two-seat Toxo.
>
> The Rotax-powered sportplane will be renamed the Mooney Toxo.
> Components will be manufactured in Spain but assembled at Mooney's
> plant in Kerrville, Tex. once the new Light Sport Aircraft category
> goes into effect.
>
> For full article see:
>
http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*57354550!_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pacflyer/sep7-2003/Sn-49-mooney-toxo-li.html

This was announced at Oshkosh but something is amiss. This airplane has a
stall speed and a top speed that is above what the new Sport plane category
allows.

Rick Pellicciotti

[Gig Giacona]

"Rick Pellicciotti" > wrote in message
news:3f709a54$1@ham...
> "GreenPilot" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Mooney Aerospace Group has teamed with the Spanish kit aircraft
> > manufacturer Construcciones Aeronauticas De Galicia to market the
> > two-seat Toxo.
> >
> > The Rotax-powered sportplane will be renamed the Mooney Toxo.
> > Components will be manufactured in Spain but assembled at Mooney's
> > plant in Kerrville, Tex. once the new Light Sport Aircraft category
> > goes into effect.
> >
> > For full article see:
> >
>
http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*57354550!_h-www.landings.com/_landin
gs/pacflyer/sep7-2003/Sn-49-mooney-toxo-li.html
>
> This was announced at Oshkosh but something is amiss. This airplane has a
> stall speed and a top speed that is above what the new Sport plane
category
> allows.
>
> Rick Pellicciotti
>
>

As is the MGW:

A bit larger than the original Spanish version, the Mooney Toxo will measure
6.4 feet high, 17.7 feet long and have a wingspan of 26 ft. It is expected
to have an empty weight of around 770 pounds and a maximum gross weight of
1,430 lbs.

[Rick Pellicciotti]

"Gig Giacona" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Rick Pellicciotti" > wrote in message
> news:3f709a54$1@ham...
> > "GreenPilot" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > Mooney Aerospace Group has teamed with the Spanish kit aircraft
> > > manufacturer Construcciones Aeronauticas De Galicia to market the
> > > two-seat Toxo.
> > >
> > > The Rotax-powered sportplane will be renamed the Mooney Toxo.
> > > Components will be manufactured in Spain but assembled at Mooney's
> > > plant in Kerrville, Tex. once the new Light Sport Aircraft category
> > > goes into effect.
> > >
> > > For full article see:
> > >
> >
>
http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*57354550!_h-www.landings.com/_landin
> gs/pacflyer/sep7-2003/Sn-49-mooney-toxo-li.html
> >
> > This was announced at Oshkosh but something is amiss. This airplane has
a
> > stall speed and a top speed that is above what the new Sport plane
> category
> > allows.
> >
> > Rick Pellicciotti
> >
> >
>
> As is the MGW:
>
> A bit larger than the original Spanish version, the Mooney Toxo will
measure
> 6.4 feet high, 17.7 feet long and have a wingspan of 26 ft. It is expected
> to have an empty weight of around 770 pounds and a maximum gross weight of
> 1,430 lbs.
>
Makes me wonder if they (Mooney) knows something that we don't know about
the rule. The Toxo is a fine looking airplane. I had looked at it about a
year ago when I was looking for a new project.

Rick

[Gig Giacona]

"Rick Pellicciotti" > wrote in message
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> "Gig Giacona" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Rick Pellicciotti" > wrote in message
> > news:3f709a54$1@ham...
> > > "GreenPilot" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > Mooney Aerospace Group has teamed with the Spanish kit aircraft
> > > > manufacturer Construcciones Aeronauticas De Galicia to market the
> > > > two-seat Toxo.
> > > >
> > > > The Rotax-powered sportplane will be renamed the Mooney Toxo.
> > > > Components will be manufactured in Spain but assembled at Mooney's
> > > > plant in Kerrville, Tex. once the new Light Sport Aircraft category
> > > > goes into effect.
> > > >
> > > > For full article see:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*57354550!_h-www.landings.com/_landin
> > gs/pacflyer/sep7-2003/Sn-49-mooney-toxo-li.html
> > >
> > > This was announced at Oshkosh but something is amiss. This airplane
has
> a
> > > stall speed and a top speed that is above what the new Sport plane
> > category
> > > allows.
> > >
> > > Rick Pellicciotti
> > >
> > >
> >
> > As is the MGW:
> >
> > A bit larger than the original Spanish version, the Mooney Toxo will
> measure
> > 6.4 feet high, 17.7 feet long and have a wingspan of 26 ft. It is
expected
> > to have an empty weight of around 770 pounds and a maximum gross weight
of
> > 1,430 lbs.
> >
> Makes me wonder if they (Mooney) knows something that we don't know about
> the rule. The Toxo is a fine looking airplane. I had looked at it about
a
> year ago when I was looking for a new project.
>
> Rick
>
>

I think that this has a equal chance of
A. being another screw-up in the life of Mooney
B. they will just change the numbers.

[Warren & Nancy]

Yeah, but it won't have a "perky tail"! ;-(((

GreenPilot wrote:

> Mooney Aerospace Group has teamed with the Spanish kit aircraft
> manufacturer Construcciones Aeronauticas De Galicia to market the
> two-seat Toxo.
>
> The Rotax-powered sportplane will be renamed the Mooney Toxo.
> Components will be manufactured in Spain but assembled at Mooney's
> plant in Kerrville, Tex. once the new Light Sport Aircraft category
> goes into effect.
>
> For full article see:
> http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*57354550!_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pacflyer/sep7-2003/Sn-49-mooney-toxo-li.html