Lancair 360

 

 N91CZ is a Lancair 360 MkII with a stock Lycoming O-360A1A.  Construction was started in December of 1995.  First flight occurred November 1997.  Build time from a standard kit to flying was 2500 hours.  After a year of flying, painting required an additional 500 hours over a period of six months.  While not built with the goal of becoming a show plane, it did capture Champion at Oshkosh in 1999.  The plane has provided an endless source of projects aimed at improving maintainability and performance.  On this site you will find reports on a number of these projects.  Some are specific to the Lancair, while other should be of general interest.

Enjoy,

Chris Zavatson

christopher.zavatson@n91cz.com

 

 

Projects:

Engine Cooling Improvement – dramatic improvement in cylinder head temperatures while increasing air speed using diffusers and a plenum chamber.

Cooling System Evaluation – Pressure and Mass Flow measurements were made to evaluate the effectiveness of the new cooling system.

Cooling Power – Horse power lost to cooling – a continuation of “Cooling System Evaluation”

 

Induction System Improvement - sealed inlet with 100% filtering and ram pressure recovery.

 

Main gear micro switches – mount the switches directly on the over-center link.

Nose Gear Strut Spacer – eases installation of the nose gear strut, eliminates lateral play.

Hinge Play - eliminate the play and wear inherent in MS20001 hinges.

 

 

Other Links:

Interesting Technical Reports

2005 Lancair Fly-in, Redmond, Oregon

2006 Medford Lancair Gathering  

2007 Medford Lancar Gathering

In-Flight and other Photos

Video Clips

 

 

(last updated 5-27-2008)