Lancair Legacy

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Lancair Legacy
Lancair Legacy
Type: Kit plane
Design country:

United StatesUnited States United States

Manufacturer:

Lancair

Lancair Legacy FG
Legacy FG cockpit
Legacy FG
Lancair Super Legacy 550 Twin Turbo

The Lancair Legacy is a modernized version of the Lancair 320 . The two - seat low - wing aircraft has a retractable landing gear and is made entirely of GRP . It is produced as a kit by the US manufacturer Lancair . 2011 catalog price was 71,500 US dollars .

development and construction

The Legacy is a single-engine, two-seat, cantilever low- wing aircraft with a fixed or retractable nose wheel landing gear . The cockpit is covered by a full view hood.

The aircraft consists of vacuum formed composite components . The wings with a wingspan of 7.8 meters have a Cole GC10 profile at the roots and a Cole GC11 profile at the tips. They have a wing area of ​​7.6 square meters and have landing flaps . Various engines with outputs between 200 PS (147 kW) and 310 PS (228 kW) can be installed in the Legacy. The standard engine is a 310 hp (228 kW) Continental IO-550 , but smaller four-stroke engines such as the Lycoming IO-360 with 200 hp (147 kW) can also be used.

In 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016, four different Legacys won the Grand Champion Kit Built award at the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh .

In May 2016, Lancair announced that it would discontinue production of new legacy kits as significant investments would be required to continue production. In 2017, the company sold the product to Mark and Conrad Huffstutler, who continue to manufacture it under the name Lancair International LLC in Uvalde , Texas .

Versions

Legacy RG 550
Version with retractable landing gear
Legacy FG 390 and FG 550
Lancair Legacy turbine
Version with rigid chassis and Lycoming IO-390 or Continental IO-550
Legacy turboprop
A single model was named Turbulence built
CIAC T-90 Calima
CIAC built under license in Colombia for the Colombian Air Force

Modifications

In 2009, the Colombian Air Force ordered twenty-five copies of modified Legacy FGs to be used as training aircraft. The machines have fifteen percent more wing area, reinforcements on the leading edge of the wing and a keel fin to improve stability and flight characteristics at low speeds together with a modified tail unit . The aircraft were given the name Lancair Synergy and were delivered to Colombia as kits. The Synergy had its maiden flight in September 2010.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
crew 1
Passengers 1
length 6.71 m
span 7.77 m
Wing area 7.66 m²
Wing extension 7.95
Empty mass 680 kg
Max. Takeoff mass 998 kg
Cruising speed 240 kn
Service ceiling 18,000 ft
Range 1,000 NM

Web links

Commons : Lancair Legacy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  4. ^ A b Willi Tacke, Marino Boric et al .: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16 . Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015, ISSN  1368-485X , p. 113 (English).
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  7. ↑ Homebuilt Awards 2013. Experimental Aircraft Association , accessed May 1, 2018 .
  8. ^ High Country Legacy . In: Sport Aviation . February 2015, p. 64 (English).
  9. ↑ Megan Esau: It's Not Rocket Science. Article in Sport Aviation, February 2017, accessed May 1, 2018 .
  10. ^ Mary Grady: Lancair Brand Under New Ownership. AVWeb, February 4, 2017, accessed on May 1, 2018 .
  11. ^ Lancair Legacy. Specifications. A photo. Avia Pro, February 8, 2016, accessed February 8, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Ben Sclair: One basic rule from a prolific builder. Article in General Aviation News, November 30, 2015, accessed May 1, 2018 .
  13. ^ Lancair To Provide Colombian Air Force With Training Aircraft. Aero-News Network, February 4, 2009, accessed May 1, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Glen Pew: Colombian Air Force Flies Lancair Synergy. AVWeb, October 7, 2010, accessed on May 1, 2018 .