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(Almost) Certified: Lancair Columbia 400

GA's Speediest Piston Bird Gets Ready For The Big-Time

As rumored for several weeks, and now confirmed as of publication deadline, Lancair will finally get their TC for the Lancair Columbia 400 next week, in Lakeland, FL. Several senior FAA officials will be on hand to award Lancair it's long awaited (and somewhat delayed) certification at a press conference on Friday, April 16th.

With the turbo-charged Continental TSIO-550-N1B engine, the Columbia 400 has been wowing it's manufacturer with recorded speeds of 265 mph at FL 180 and 288 mph at FL 240... making this (potentially) one of the fastest, fixed gear, piston production birds we can recall.

The factory also reports that the LC-400 can maintain a four-digit climb rate all the way 18K. The LC-400 is an all electric aircraft, and comes standard with Dual Independent Electrical Systems and comes standard with:

  • Cross-tie ability during alternator failure
  • Dual Batteries
  • Dual Alternators and Regulators
  • Starting Ability with Either Battery or Both Batteries During Cold Weather
  • Essential Bus Automatically Fed from Either System
  • Avionics Bus Automatically Fed from Either System
  • Dual Pointer Ammeter Displaying Either Both Batteries or Alternator Conditions

FMI: www.lancair.com

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