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- Lancair IV
- Cessna R182
- Lancair ES
- Beechcraft 35-A33
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| Lancair IVThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ. | Cessna R182 | Lancair ESThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ. | Beechcraft 35-A33 | |
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| What it is | ||||
| Seats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Landing gear | tricycle | tricycle | tricycle | tricycle |
| Engines | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-550 (350 hp) | Lycoming O-540-J3C5D | Continental IO-550 (Super ES, 310 hp); ES: Continental IO-360 (210 hp) | Continental IO-470-J |
| Horsepower | 350 hp | 235 hp | 310 hp | 225 hp |
| Fuel | — | 100LL | — | 100LL |
| Certification basis | amateur-built | CAR3 | amateur-built | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1991 | 1978 | — | 1961 |
| Production end | — | 1986 | — | 1962 |
| Endorsements required | — | complex;high-performance | — | complex;high-performance |
| Performance | ||||
| Cruise (75 % power) | — | 156 KTAS | 187 KTAS | — |
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | — | 840 nm | 1,217 nm | — |
| Service ceiling | — | 18,000 ft | — | 17,800 ft |
| Climb rate | 3,000 ft/min | 1,140 ft/min | 2,000 ft/min | 930 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 62 KCAS | 49 KCAS | 61 KCAS | 51 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — | 1,570 ft | — | 1,300 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | — | 1,320 ft | — | 1,200 ft |
| Load and fuel | ||||
| Seats | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Useful load | 1,350 lb | 1,350 lb | 1,350 lb | 1,350 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — | 822 lb | — | 1,050 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,550 lb | 3,100 lb | 3,550 lb | 3,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,200 lb | 1,750 lb | 2,200 lb | 1,650 lb |
| Usable fuel | — | 88 gal | — | 44 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — | 13.2 gal/h | — | — |
| Cost of ownership | ||||
| Price, low | — | $109,000 | — | $75,000 |
| Price, high | — | $298,000 | — | $150,000 |
| Prices as of | — | 2026 | — | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | — | 2,000 h | — | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | — | $45,000 | — | $42,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | — | $64,000 | — | $58,000 |
| The fleet and its record | ||||
| Registered, all time | 105 | 1,189 | 134 | 139 |
| Active fleet | 56 | 706 | 96 | 84 |
| Median year built | 2001 | 1978 | 2007 | 1961 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 4 | 35 | 9 | 5 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1 | 71.43 · thin base (low) | 49.58 | 93.75 · thin base (low) | 59.52 · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2 | 35.71 · thin base (low) | 39.66 | 93.75 · thin base (low) | 47.62 · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 12 | 138 | 20 | 17 |
| Transfers per 100 active3 | 21.43 · thin base (low) | 19.55 | 20.83 · thin base (low) | 20.24 · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low | ok | low | low |
| Peer scores | ||||
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
| Accident record4 | — | 4 of 10 | 1 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) | 1.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) |
| Severity5 | — | 4.6 of 10 | 0.6 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) | 0.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10) |
| Access6 | 0.8 of 10 | 5.4 of 10 | 2 of 10 | 6.1 of 10 |
| Support7 | 2.5 of 10 | 8.5 of 10 | 4.3 of 10 | 3.8 of 10 |
| Liquidity8 | 6.6 of 10 | 4.7 of 10 | 6.3 of 10 | 5.6 of 10 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown)9 | Partial: 9.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)not comparable: partial score | 27.2 out of 50not comparable: partial score | 14.2 out of 50not comparable: partial score | 18.1 out of 50not comparable: partial score |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Lancair IV, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 56 active; Cessna R182, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 706 active; Lancair ES, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 96 active; Beechcraft 35-A33, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 84 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Lancair IV, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 56 active; Cessna R182, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 706 active; Lancair ES, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 96 active; Beechcraft 35-A33, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 84 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: Lancair IV, per 100 active aircraft · base 56 active; Cessna R182, per 100 active aircraft · base 706 active; Lancair ES, per 100 active aircraft · base 96 active; Beechcraft 35-A33, per 100 active aircraft · base 84 active.
- Accident record: Lancair IV, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Cessna R182, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Lancair ES, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class; Beechcraft 35-A33, class median 33.21 · 223 models in class.
- Severity: Lancair IV, class median 12.5; Cessna R182, class median 12.5; Lancair ES, class median 12.5; Beechcraft 35-A33, class median 12.5.
- Access: Lancair IV, class median 796; Cessna R182, class median 796; Lancair ES, class median 796; Beechcraft 35-A33, class median 796.
- Support: Lancair IV, class median 131; Cessna R182, class median 131; Lancair ES, class median 131; Beechcraft 35-A33, class median 131.
- Liquidity: Lancair IV, class median 19.89; Cessna R182, class median 19.89; Lancair ES, class median 19.89; Beechcraft 35-A33, class median 19.89.
- 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.