With the Evolution, Lancair continued its legacy of creating beautifully shaped, sleek, speedy airplanes despite the departure of the company’s founder, Lance Neibauer. Like other Lancair airplanes, composite materials used to build the Evolution have allowed for the formation of beautiful curves that would be virtually impossible to create in a metal airplane. Lancair’s engineers used Xfoil analysis software and wind tunnel testing to create the tapered wing, which uses four different airfoils to provide the airplane with good flying characteristics at high and low speeds.

(Photos by: Robert Goyer)