Mooney 301

[Velocity173]

Never seen a vid on the 301 before. Sure was a nice looking aircraft.

 

[Pilawt]

From Wikipedia:

The new owners [of the Mooney company] decided the [301] was too heavy (200 pounds over target) and too slow for the projected market (300 knots should be the target, according to the new owners). Couvelaire proposed a joint venture between Mooney Aircraft and the SOCATA Division of Aerospatiale. After several iterations (in which Mooney eventually dropped out), that venture resulted in the turboprop-powered TBM 700, in which the "M" stands for "Mooney".​

 

[kaiser]

Cool film! You can totally see the origins of the TBM wing in the 301

 

[Racerx]

The 301 and the Bellanca skyrocket ii....two aircraft that you wonder what if

 

[WDD]

I'm getting nostalgic for 1980's synth music background corporate VHS quality videos.