Lancair Legacy

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.

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.

In 2014, a Lancair Legacy won the Grand Champion Kit Built award at the EAA AirVenture airshow.

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.

Variants

Legacy RG 550

Retractable landing gear model

Legacy FG 390 and FG 550

Fixed landing gear model with Lycoming IO-390 or IO-550

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.

Specifications (Legacy)

Data from Lancair Legacy webpage

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 (999 nmi; 1,851 km) 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)