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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 ft2
– antennas in the wing tips
Lancair website
Airfoils
• Airfoil Section– root, McWilliams
RXM5-217
– tip, NACA 64-212
• Span– w/o winglets 30.2 ft2
– w winglets 32.6 ft2
• Wing Loading– 32.7 lbs/ft2
• 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
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