The Mooney TX-1 or Mooney MT-20 was a prototype American military basic training aircraft of the 1980s. It was a two-seat derivative of Mooney's popular M20 light aircraft, but was unsuccessful, only a single example being built. Design and development In late 1982 [ 1 ] the Mooney Aircraft Company of Kerrville, Texas flew a prototype of a two-seat military trainer aircraft, the Mooney TX-1. This was based on its popular Mooney M20J four seat light aircraft, but with side-by-side seating for pilot and instructor under a sliding canopy. [ 2 ] It was an all-metal low-winged monoplane with retractable tricycle landing gear powered by a single Continental TSIO-360 piston engine driving a two-blade propeller. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The TX-1 was aimed at the basic trainer market, also being suitable for weapons training and light attack missions, [ 3 ] and so was fitted with four hardpoints under the wing. [ 4 ] Mooney stated that they needed orders for 100 aircraft to launch production of the TX-1, [ 3 ] but these did not occur, and no production followed. [ 1 ] The prototype's aircraft registration was canceled in 1989. [ 5 ] Data from Airdata File: Mooney TX-1 [ 3 ] General characteristics Length: 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m) Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) Wing area: 174.79 sq ft (16.239 m 2 ) Empty weight: 1,800 lb (816 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,900 lb (1,315 kg) Fuel capacity: 73 US Gallons (276 L) Powerplant: 1 × Continental TSIO-360-GB turbosupercharged flat-six , 240 hp (180 kW) (take-off power) Maximum speed: 239 mph (385 km/h, 208 kn) at 16,000 ft (4,880 m) Cruise speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn) at sea level Range: 940 mi (1,513 km, 817 nmi) at 55% power, no reserves Rate of climb: 1,336 ft/min (6.79 m/s) Ceiling: Over 30,000 ft (6,100 m)

Hardpoints: 4 with a capacity of 1,000 lb (450 kg) total [ 4 ] Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 1 2 "BERNHARD C.F. KLEIN COLLECTION: Mooney MT20 TX-1 (N231TM)" . 1000aircraftphotos.com . 15 June 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 1 2 Simpson, R.W. (1995). Airlife's General Aviation (2nd ed.). Airlife Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 1853105775 . 1 2 3 4 Air International August 1983, pp. 101–102. 1 2 Flight International 3 August 1985, p.56 ↑ FAA Registry – Aircraft – N-Number Results: N231TM has Assigned/Multiple Records . Federal Aviation Administration . Retrieved 17 May 2011. "Airdata File: Mooney TX-1". Air International , August 1983, Vol 25 No 2. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 100–101. Beavis, Simon. "Military Aircraft of the World" . Flight International , 3 August 1985, pp. 29–83. 1980s United States military trainer aircraft Mooney aircraft Aircraft with retractable tricycle landing gear Low-wing aircraft Aircraft first flown in 1982 Single-engined piston aircraft Use dmy dates from July 2026 Aircraft specs templates using more performance parameter