EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018: Lancair: Big Upgrade To Legacy Two-Seater

The fast and sleek two-seater has several noteworthy improvements.

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Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 09:17 AM ET

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Lancair launched its new two-seater, Barracuda, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018.

Key Takeaways:

Lancair launched the new Barracuda, a two-seat kitplane, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018, based on its popular Legacy model.
Key upgrades include an all-new, one-piece wing for reduced build time and more docile handling characteristics.
The Barracuda's cockpit features a Garmin G3X Touch and GTN 750, along with an automatically retractable nose gear.
Lancair's goal is to offer the Barracuda as a two-place kitplane achieving 200 knots for a kit price of $200,000.

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Lancair Barracuda — Lancair launched its new two-seater, Barracuda, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2018.

Lancair launched a big upgrade to its two-seater naming the resulting airplane Barracuda. Based on its popular Legacy two-seat kitplane, the new plane features an all-new, one-piece wing of greater span, that the company says will greatly reduce build time while also giving the plane more docile handling characteristics. The cockpit will boast a panel anchored by the Garmin G3X Touch and GTN 750.

The goal, says Lancair International president Conrad Huffstutler, is to create a two-place kitplane for $200,000/kit that does 200 knots. Other features include the automatically retractable nose gear the company introduced on its Mako four-seater, which it launched last year.

For more, check out www.lancair.com.