Wed, Jul 30, 2003
Lancair Announces Gross Weight Increase
The charge toward certification continues for the turbocharged
Lancair Columbia 400. Lancair announced at an Oshkopsh Press
conference that the certification article will begin flying this
week and will spend the next few months primarily in the air.
“Once the test article takes off, I don’t foresee it
spending too much time on the ground again until certification is
complete,” said Lancair Vice President of Strategic Projects
Tom Bowen.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do, but the program is
coming along nicely.”
By that, Bowen means that Lancair has achieved a number of
milestones for the turbocharged aircraft including a gross weight
increase from 3,400 to 3,600 pounds.
“The gross weight increase more than offsets the
additional weight of the turbocharger installation and will provide
additional payload capability without any impact on the
aircraft’s handling characteristics,” Bowen continued.
“The Columbia 400 is going to be extremely docile in slow
flight, just like the Columbia 350, and yet very responsive when
the throttle is opened up. Its performance envelope is huge and
very pilot friendly.”
In addition to increasing the gross weight, Lancair has also
added a few additional features Columbia 400 owners are certain to
appreciate, including an optional, built-in oxygen system and
Avidyne’s FlightMax Entegra primary flight display and
multi-function display.
"The Columbia 400 will roam the flight levels nearly as fast as
a King Air 90 twin turboprop, more than 260 miles per hour, and the
cabin will be at least as well equipped,” said Lancair Vice
President of Sales & Marketing Mark Cahill. “There
literally is nothing on the certified aircraft market that
approaches the Columbia 400.”
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