Dane Jasper wrote:
...On the topic of BRS, I'm holding out on purchasing a kit until this
option is available.  Lancair says it may happen "someday", and BRS is
mum.  If anyone has any info, please do email me privately.

Dane,
While it's technically possible to equip an airplane like a Lancair IV-P
with a BRS system, it would be such a trade off in weight/capacity that no
one is (yet) willing to take the marketing plunge. Basic issue is that as
the aircraft weight increases (a loaded IV-P is in the vicinity of 3600
pounds; some are heavier) the weight/size of the BRS system gets quite
large. You also need to engineer attachment points into the airframe that
can take the load. Weight, bulk and attachment of a BRS would likely reduce
the IV-P to a 2-place airplane.

My personal opinion is that you'll wait for some time to see this as an
option on any currently-designed Lancairs--or other similar airplanes for
that matter. Salesmen are reluctant to tell you this because: 1)it's always
"possible" and well may be done some day, and 2) it's not what you want to
hear. If this is a big issue for you, look at some of the smaller/lighter
homebuilts that can use a smaller/lighter BRS effectively.

Bob Pastusek