Swaid,
Not knowing the length of the grass runway you live on and the area
take off clearance, the 240 Lancair may be a bit marginal on take off
performance. It is an unusual engine in the airframe, very atypical
for what was installed in the 235 airframe. Th other 235 you mentioned on
Barnstormers, I don't see it listed now, at the low $30,000 range, is low priced
compared to others that have sold. The first question I have is why so low
priced, unless it is one to stay away from.
From a takeoff performance standpoint, my machine is off the ground in
1,000 feet with well over 1,000 ft/min. climb on a fixed pitch
prop. But this 320 engine is above stock build. For me it is
not the takeoff, but the landing performance that is a limiter. With a
fixed pitch prop, there is no help in slowing the plane down on landing.
With runway used in ground effect, landing and roll out with brakes
that fade, my own personal minimum runway length is 3,000 feet which
includes about 500 feet of safety margins. I tend to approach at
speeds on the high side to keep the angle of attack down a bit, so others may
accomplish their landings in a shorter distance with similar equipment.
Gary Edwards
LNC2
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013 5:25 AM
Subject:
[LML] Re: Difference between 235 & 320 airframes
Thanks Gary, Bob and Bill for responding to my question. I have flown a
360 and thought it flew very similar to the 4PT I was flying at the time. ( I
love the way they both fly). Once you get used to flying with high wing
loading and speed the other airplanes out there just don't measure up to a
Lancair. I was thinking of buying something that was fast and efficient to
fly (a Lancair) at a reasonable cost while I finish the 4PT.
I saw a 235 with a IO-240 Cont. and thought that might be a good
combination. I have worked on a lot of diamond DA-20's with that engine and
like it. You could also set it up for LOP operations. The only issue I might
have is a grass runway I live on.
I wonder what the real take off performance of the 2 place Lancair's
are?
Swaid