Engineering:Lancair Barracuda

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Short description: Homebuilt kit aircraft
Barracuda
Role Amateur-built aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Lancair
First flight 2018
Introduction July 2018
Status In production (2019)
Developed from Lancair Legacy

The Lancair Barracuda is an American amateur-built aircraft produced by Lancair of Uvalde, Texas. It was introduced at AirVenture in July 2018. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction.[1][2][3]

The design is a development of the Lancair Legacy, employing a one-piece wing with greater span.[2][4][5]

Design and development

The Barracuda was designed to provide more speed, with simplified kit construction over earlier models.[6]

The aircraft features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, partially or optionally fully retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[2][6][7]

The aircraft is made from composite material, including e-glass, carbon fiber with a Nomex honeycomb core. Its 28 ft (8.5 m) span wing has a double taper planform and mounts Fowler flaps. The standard engine used is the 210 hp (157 kW) Lycoming IO-390, with the 310 hp (231 kW) Continental IO-550-N powerplant optional. The cockpit is 43.5 in (110 cm) wide and 44.5 in (113 cm) high and the roll rate is 150 degrees per second.[2][6][3][7]

The kit includes the airframe, engine, propeller and the avionics, usually the Garmin G3X Touch glass cockpit flight display and GTN-750 GPS, airband VHF radio, multifunction display.[2][3][8]

The kit purchase price includes Lancair's basic two-week Builder Assistance program.[2][5][8]

Operational history

The first customer-completed Barracuda was displayed at Sun 'n Fun, in April 2019.[2][7]

Specifications (Barracuda)

Data from AvWeb and manufacturer[2][6]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: one passenger
  • Length: 22 ft (6.7 m)
  • Wingspan: 28 ft (8.5 m)
  • Gross weight: 2,200 lb (998 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 65 U.S. gallons (250 L; 54 imp gal) usable
  • Powerplant: 1 × Continental IO-550N six cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 310 hp (231 kW)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed "Raptor" constant speed propeller

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 235 kn (270 mph, 435 km/h) max cruise, 12,000 ft
  • Cruise speed: 223 kn (257 mph, 413 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 52 kn (60 mph, 96 km/h) landing configuration
  • Range: 1,000 nmi (1,151 mi, 1,852 km)
  • g limits: +4.4/-2.2 g
  • Rate of climb: 2,700 ft/min (14 m/s) when solo

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