LancaIr-Es.com
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Lancair-ES.com - Building a Lancair ES kit.
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About the Lancair ES...
The Lancair ES is a high performance, 4 place, fixed gear, kit built, composite airplane. It is registered with the FAA as an “Experimental, Amateur Built” category aircraft.
There are two standard aircraft engine options. The first is a Continental IO-360 (210 hp), and the second is a Continental IO-550 (300 hp). A Lancair ES with an IO-550 is called a Lancair Super ES. The kit and general airframe between the two are the same, the most significant differences are the engine and propeller. As a result, some of the performance data between the these two variations are somewhat different. The table below gives the primary specifications for the two models. I am building the Super ES.
Why Did We Choose a Lancair ES?
I have wanted to build a plane since about 1981. In those years, I evaluated many options. Initially, my only real criteria was that it be able to fly, and do so safely. Through the years I managed to develop a more specific criteria. The main criteria points include:
