Lancair 235

what is it?

The Lancair 200 and Lancair 235 are a family of American amateur-built aircraft that were designed by Lance Neibauer and produced by his company, Lancair of Redmond, Oregon. The Lancair 200 was initially called the Lancer 200, but the name was changed due to a naming conflict. It was first shown at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July 1985.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 296 km/htop speed
• built 59made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 42 years ago, in 1984.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.3× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1984

introduced

1985

number built

59

role

amateur-built aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lancair

engines

1× Lycoming O-235

length

6.1 m

wingspan

7.2 m

top speed

296 km/h

cruise speed

259 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.