Mooney International M10 completes first flight

Chino, California – Mooney International Corp. has successfully completed the first flight of the M10T proof of concept (POC) aircraft. The first flight occurred on Dec. 23, 2015, in the vicinity of the Chino Airport in California. The flight lasted approximately 15 minutes, with test pilot Len Fox conducting basic flight maneuvers and verifying design data. At the conclusion of the flight, Fox was greeted by a crowd of engineers from the M10 team enthused to see their new design take flight for the first time.

 

“The flight was a tremendous milestone for the M10 program,” said Jerry Chen, CEO of Mooney International. “Our team of engineers have been working very hard to reach this day, and we are excited to have achieved this milestone in 2015, just one year after announcing the M10 program at Zhuhai Airshow in China.”

 

The M10T, announced in 2014, is Mooney International Corp.’s new design, carbon-fiber, 3-seat, fixed-gear aircraft. Powered by a Continental Technify CD-135 Jet-A engine, the M10 is a new generation aircraft designed specifically for flight training operations. The M10T will continue testing as the program works toward certification in the next few years. 

 

Mooney has manufactured and delivered more than 11,000 aircraft worldwide. Mooney serves its customers from its locations in Kerrville, Texas and Chino, California.