Lancair IV-P “The Kit that sets the Standards” Designed by Lance Neibauer Plane & Pilot, Aug 98 Lancair website
Power Continental TSIO-550B1E with twin turbos producing 350 hp. –17.8 gph at 75% power –power to weight 9.1 lbs/hp 3 or 4 blade constant speed propeller. 290 knots at 24,000 ft climb rate of 2600 ft/min takeoff distance 1500 ft ground roll range of 1,450 sm (no reserve)
High (L/D) max high AR = 9.1 low drag –smooth surface (no rivets) –flat plate area of 2.1 ft 2 –antennas in the wing tips Lancair website
Airfoils Airfoil Section –root, McWilliams RXM5-217 –tip, NACA Span –w/o winglets 30.2 ft 2 –w winglets 32.6 ft 2 Wing Loading –32.7 lbs/ft 2
To slow down –speed brakes To stay slow –single slotted Fowler flaps –pilot skill –nose high attitude with some power –fly all the way to the ground Slow Flight Plane & Pilot, Aug 98
Roomy Cabin –43 inches wide and 48 inches tall –side mounted flight sticks Built for a Family Growing Family –Lancair IV was created after the birth of Lance’s second child. Plane & Pilot, Aug 98
Pricing –Lancair IV-P $102,900 –Lancair IV $78,900 –engine $56,500 –avionics $40,000 Building –fast build kit 2500 hours Flying –over 100 planes flying including the prototype –prototype has over 3000 hours on it Pricing and Build Time Lancair website