plane
Lancair Evolution
The Lancair Evolution is an American pressurized, low wing, four-place, single engine light aircraft, made from carbon fiber composite, developed by Lancair and supplied as an amateur-built kit by Evolution Aircraft. The Evolution can be powered by a Lycoming TEO-540-A piston engine or a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A turboprop powerplant.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Lancair
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 2008-03-21
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 270 kt
- Max speed
- 300 kt
- Range
- 1,027 nm
- Service ceiling
- 28,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 4,000 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 4,550 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,650 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 168 US gal
- Powerplant
- Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 4
- Length
- 30 ft
- Wingspan
- 37 ft
- Height
- 10 ft
- Number built
- 71
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.