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The Lancair Legacy, a modernized version of the Lancair 320, is a low-wing two-place retractable-gear composite monoplane, manufactured by the American company Lancair. It is available as a

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71,500 in 2011.Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2011 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, p. 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851 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.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', p. 107. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

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.Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', p. 113. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. The aircraft is made from vacuum-formed composite sandwiches. Its span wing employs a Cole CG10

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at the wing root and a Cole GC11 airfoil at the wingtip. The wing has an area of and mounts flaps. The aircraft can accept engines of . The standard engine used is the Continental IO-550 but engines as small as the Lycoming IO-360

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powerplant can be fitted. Four Lancair Legacy aircraft have won the ''Grand Champion Kit Built'' award at the EAA AirVenture airshow, in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. 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

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Variants

;Legacy RG 550 :Retractable landing gear model ;Legacy FG 390 and FG 550 Turbine Lancair Legacy

: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

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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 RG)

References

External links

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