Lancair continues to make improvements to its single-engine Evolution turboprop, modifying the engine inlet and adding a BRS parachute. The modifications will be included as standard equipment in the experimental airplane kit starting with Serial Number 70, the build of which will begin at the Lancair factory in the end of August, Lancair’s sales and marketing director Doug Meyer said in a press conference at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The price for the BRS adds $60,000 to the kit for a total price, minus firewall forward, of $630,000. The cost for the complete airplane, using a professional builder, is approximately $1.45 million and includes Garmin’s G900X avionics suite integrated with the GFC 700 autopilot, electronic standby instruments and more, Meyer said. While the BRS is included in the standard kit, customers can remove the added cost of the parachute.
