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  • Lancair IV-P

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AttributeLancair IV-PThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines—
EngineContinental TSIO-550-B (twin-turbocharged)
Horsepower350 hp
Fuel—
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start—
Production end—
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed291 KTAS
Range1,090 nm
Service ceiling29,000 ft
Climb rate3,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)62 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,060 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight3,200 lb
Empty weight2,140 lb
Usable fuel88 gal
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$66,900
Price, high—
Prices as of1994
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time235
Active fleet158
Median year built2004.0
NTSB events, last 10 years12
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years175.95
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active263.29
Ownership transfers, last 24 months32
Transfers per 100 active320.25
Airworthiness directives14
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record41 of 10
Severity53.8 of 10
Access61.2 of 10
Support75.1 of 10
Liquidity85.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)916.6 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 158 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 158 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 158 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 204 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 148.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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