Lancair Legacy
| Lancair Legacy | |
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| Lancair Legacy | |
| Role | Kit aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Lancair |
| Primary user | Colombian Air Force |
| Unit cost | |
| Developed from | Lancair 320 |
The Lancair Legacy, a modernized version of the Lancair 320, is a low-wing two-place retractable-gear composite monoplane, manufactured by the US company Lancair. It is available as a kit that cost US$71,500 in 2011.[1] There is also a fixed-gear version, the Legacy FG. The retractable version of the Legacy cruises at 276 mph at 8,000 ft and the fixed gear version cruises at 215 mph.[1][2][3]
Design and development
The Legacy features a cantilever low wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed or retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[3]
The aircraft is made from vacuum-formed composite sandwiches. Its 7.8 m (25.6 ft) span wing employs a Cole CG10 airfoil at the wing root and a Cole GC11 airfoil at the wingtip. The wing has an area of 7.6 m2 (82 sq ft) and mounts flaps. The aircraft can accept engines of 200 to 310 hp (149 to 231 kW). The standard engine used is the 310 hp (231 kW) Continental IO-550 but engines as small as the 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 four-stroke powerplant can be fitted.[3][4]
In 2014, a Lancair Legacy won the Grand Champion Kit Built award at the EAA AirVenture airshow.[5]
In May 2016, Lancair announced that the company is ending production of new Legacy aircraft kits due to the significant investments that would be needed to made in order to continue manufacturing. The company is offering the line for sale for a new manufacturer to take over production.[6][7]
Variants
- Fixed landing gear model with Lycoming IO-390 or IO-550[3]
- Legacy Turboprop
- One example built with the project name "Turbulence"
- CIAC T-90 Calima
- Licence-built by CIAC in Colombia for the Colombian Air Force
Operators
In 2009 the Colombian Air Force ordered 25 modified Legacy FGs to be used as basic trainers. The aircraft feature 15% more wing area than the standard Legacy FG wing, leading-edge cuffs and a ventral fin to improve stability and low-speed handling along with a reshaped vertical tail and rudder. The aircraft are known as the Lancair Synergy and were delivered as kits for assembly in Colombia. The first Synergy was flown in September 2010.[9][10][11]
Specifications (Legacy)
Data from Lancair Legacy webpage[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: one passenger
- Length: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
- Wingspan: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
- Wing area: 82.5 sq ft (7.66 m2)
- Aspect ratio: 7.95
- Empty weight: 1,500 lb (680 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 65 US gallons (246 litres)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-550-N six cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine, 310 hp (230 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant speed
Performance
- Cruise speed: 276 mph (240 kn; 444 km/h) at 8000 feet
- Stall speed: 65 mph (56 kn; 105 km/h) flaps down
- Range: 1,150 mi (999 nmi; 1,851 km) at 8000 feet with reserves
- Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,486 m)
- G limits: +4.4/-2.2 utility category, +3.8/-2,0 normal category
- Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s) at gross weight
- Wing loading: 23 lb/sq ft (110 kg/m2)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
- 1 2 Lancair (2010). "Legacy". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 107. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
- ↑ Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ↑ "High-Country Legacy". Sport Aviation: 64. February 2015.
- ↑ "The End of a "Legacy"...". Lancair. May 2, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ "Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series - AVweb flash Article". avweb.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "Lancair Legacy Price List". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ Aero-News Network (February 2009). "Lancair To Provide Colombian Air Force With Training Aircraft". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ Moore, Andrew (February 2009). "With new deal, Lancair is flying high". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ Pew, Glenn (October 2010). "Colombian Air Force Flies Lancair Synergy". AvWeb. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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