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The Lancair Evolution is an American pressurized, low wing, four-place, single engine light aircraft, made from carbon fiber composite, developed by Lancair and available as an amateur-built kit.〔Vandermeullen, Richard: ''2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide'', Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 58. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851〕〔Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 106. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X〕 The Evolution can be powered by a Lycoming TEO-540-A piston engine or a Pratt & Whitney PT6-135A turboprop powerplant.〔〔〔 ==Development== The Evolution was designed to meet the same FAR Part 23 aircraft certification standards that type certified aircraft comply with. The kit includes energy absorbing seats.〔 The aircraft is pressurized and was designed for a differential pressure, giving an cabin pressure at its maximum altitude of . The turbine version of the Evolution is powered by the Pratt & Whitney PT6A-135A and has a maximum cruise of at on a fuel burn of per hour of Jet-A. Cruising at an economy cruise of at it burns per hour. It has a full-fuel payload of and a flaps-down stall speed.〔 The piston version is powered by a Lycoming TEO-540-A2A engine and has a maximum cruising speed of on a fuel burn of per hour of Avgas. At an economy cruise speed of the fuel flow is per hour. It has a full-fuel payload of and a flaps-down stall speed.〔 The first customer kit was delivered on 22 July 2008 and production was planned at that time for two kits per month. By December 2011 one piston model and 15 turbine models had been completed and flown. Construction time from the supplied kit is estimated as 1000 hours.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lancair Evolution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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