Lancair Legacy

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]

Lancair Legacy
Lancair Legacy
Role Kit aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lancair
Primary user Colombian Air Force
Unit cost
Kit for fixed gear model US$57,500 (2011)[1]
Kit for retractable gear model US$71,500 (2011)[1]
US$220,000 to US$320,000 completed aircraft (2011)[1]
Developed from Lancair 320
Variants Lancair Barracuda
Lancair Legacy FG
Legacy FG instrument panel
Legacy FG
Lancair Super Legacy 550 Twin Turbo

Design and development
Race 66 Lancair Legacy

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][4]

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][5]

Four Lancair Legacy aircraft have won the Grand Champion Kit Built award at the EAA AirVenture airshow, in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016.[6][7][8][9][10]

In May 2016, Lancair announced that the company was ending production of new Legacy aircraft kits due to the significant investments that would have been needed to continue manufacturing. The company sold the line in 2017 to Mark and Conrad Huffstutler, who now build the design as Lancair International, LLC, in Uvalde, Texas.[11][12][13]

Variants
Legacy RG 550[14]
Retractable landing gear model[3]
Legacy FG 390 and FG 550
Turbine Lancair Legacy
Fixed landing gear model with Lycoming IO-390 or IO-550[3]
Legacy Turboprop
One example built with the project name "Turbulence"[15]
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.[16][17][18]

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 (444 km/h, 240 kn) at 8000 feet
  • Stall speed: 65 mph (105 km/h, 56 kn) flaps down
  • Range: 1,150 mi (1,850 km, 1,000 nmi) at 8000 feet with reserves
  • Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 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)
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References
  1. Vandermeullen, Richard: 2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  2. Lancair (2010). "Legacy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  3. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 107. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 113. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X
  5. Lednicer, David (2010). "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. "2012". EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. "2013". EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  8. "High-Country Legacy". Sport Aviation: 64. February 2015.
  9. "It's Not Rocket Science". Sport Aviation: 55. February 2017.
  10. Esau, Megan. "It's Not Rocket Science". EAA Sport Aviation. Jack J. Pelton. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  11. "The End of a "Legacy"..." Lancair. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  12. "Lancair To Sell Legacy Assets In Favor Of Evolution Series - AVweb flash Article". avweb.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  13. Grady, Mary (14 February 2017). "Lancair Brand Under New Ownership". AVweb. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  14. "Lancair Legacy Price List". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  15. "One basic rule from a prolific builder". Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  16. Aero-News Network (February 2009). "Lancair To Provide Colombian Air Force With Training Aircraft". Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  17. Moore, Andrew (February 2009). "With new deal, Lancair is flying high". Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  18. Pew, Glenn (October 2010). "Colombian Air Force Flies Lancair Synergy". AvWeb. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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