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Meet the aircraft
The Legacy developed Lancair's earlier 320 into a two-seat composite kit aircraft. The range included retractable landing gear and a fixed-gear FG version, with different performance. The simulator catalogue represents the Legacy RG; the specification tables identify the source configuration.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗A racing dream meets a difficult debrief
Seguin had grown up imagining himself among the pilots at Reno. Paid test work for Andy Chiavetta brought that ambition within reach, introducing him to modified Legacys and the people who prepared them. The excitement of entering that world forms the backdrop to a much less comfortable episode: an engine power loss in Race 44 while beyond easy gliding reach of the airport.
KITPLANES · September 2015 issue. Aerochia Super Legacy test programme, including the heavily modified Race 44; these are racing aircraft.
KITPLANES · Read more ↗A retractable Legacy with its own avionics suite
Aerobask’s XP12 Legacy RG represents a 310 hp IO-550 aircraft with an Avidyne EXP5000 display and DFC90 autopilot. Its documented instruments also include a VM1000C engine monitor, oxygen controller, angle-of-attack display and MD302 standby unit. This cockpit uses Avidyne equipment, unlike Aerobask's G1000 installations in other aircraft.
Lancair Legacy · X-Plane 12
Aerobask · Read more ↗Into the cockpit
YouTube GA Flying
Analog Cockpit, Unique Avionics! | FSW Lancair Legacy | Flight Review | Avidyne 550 | MSFS 2024
A flight review of the analogue panel and its avionics.
Flysimware Lancair Legacy; MSFS 2024; analogue cockpit
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Meet Lancair Legacy
The Legacy developed Lancair's earlier 320 into a two-seat composite kit aircraft. The range included retractable landing gear and a fixed-gear FG version, with different performance. The simulator catalogue represents the Legacy RG; the specification tables identify the source configuration.
Lancair Legacy
Aircraft type designators
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History & design
A successor to Lancair’s early two-seaters
Lancair describes the Legacy as the next development after its 200 and 320/360 families. The redesign included a new wing, revised flaps and a larger cabin and baggage area. The manufacturer’s retrospective connects these changes with both cruising performance and attention to handling at lower speeds.
Lancair · Lancair Legacy History ↗Manufacturer account of the design’s aims
More space inside the familiar low silhouette
The Legacy retained the two-seat layout while increasing shoulder room and headroom. Lancair’s description also emphasises the larger canopy and luggage space, showing how travel comfort formed part of the redesign alongside aerodynamic work.
Lancair · Lancair Legacy History ↗Manufacturer description; individual kit-built interiors vary
Pilot accounts
A racing dream meets a difficult debrief
Seguin had grown up imagining himself among the pilots at Reno. Paid test work for Andy Chiavetta brought that ambition within reach, introducing him to modified Legacys and the people who prepared them. The excitement of entering that world forms the backdrop to a much less comfortable episode: an engine power loss in Race 44 while beyond easy gliding reach of the airport.
He brought the aircraft back with power still available, supported by Chiavetta on the ground and Dick Rutan flying chase. Afterwards, Rutan drew him away from the mechanical discussion to examine his decisions and the risks he had accepted. The criticism stayed with him.
KITPLANES · September 2015 issue. Aerochia Super Legacy test programme, including the heavily modified Race 44; these are racing aircraft.
Read the full account · KITPLANES ↗Building a race winner that still goes travelling
Findlay’s early racing experience included being lapped by the leading aircraft. He responded with years of incremental development, working with a team to turn his Legacy into a winner. The interview makes room for the people behind that effort, including his wife Jackie’s work on the finish and the support of his employer and sponsor, Stihl.
One Moment also remained an aeroplane he used for journeys during the rest of the year, including the long trip to Reno. Findlay wanted the lessons from its development to circulate through the sport, and described sharing progress with other builders and racers. His account connects competition with everyday ownership, while making clear that this unusually modified aircraft had moved far beyond the performance and handling of an ordinary Legacy.
Interview by Dave Hirschman · AOPA Pilot, September 2019. Findlay’s extensively modified One Moment Legacy won the 2018 Reno Sport Class.
Read the full account · AOPA Pilot ↗A lunch flight with friends and a new aircraft to learn
After weeks of rain, Mahany joined his friend Henry for a flight from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo and lunch with other pilots. The Legacy’s snug cockpit reminded him of a sports car. On the outward journey he mostly watched Henry manage the aircraft, then briefly tried the controls after the navigation mode was disconnected.
The return provided more hands-on experience with the autopilot fully off. Mahany followed vectors, turns and descents while fitting into busy airline traffic, gradually becoming comfortable with the sensitive controls. He handed the aircraft back to Henry on final.
Personal flight account · 25 March 2023, published 3 April. Mahany flew portions of Henry’s Legacy from the right seat; Henry made the landings.
Read the full account · John Mahany CFI ↗In your simulator
Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.
Compare simulator versions →X-Plane 12Lancair Legacy
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Lancair Legacy
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MSFS 2024Lancair Legacy / StarHawk
Flysimware · Released
Lancair Legacy / StarHawk
Flysimware · Released
Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
| Wingspan | 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m) |
| Wing area | 82.5 sq ft (7.66 m² ) |
| Empty weight | 1,500 lb (680 kg) |
| Gross weight | 2,200 lb (998 kg) |
| Powerplant | 1 × Continental IO-550-N six cylinder, four-stroke aircraft engine , 310 hp (230 kW) |
| Propellers | 3-bladed constant speed |
| Maximum speed | 295 mph (475 km/h, 256 kn) |
| Cruise speed | 276 mph (444 km/h, 240 kn) at 8000 feet |
| Stall speed | 65 mph (105 km/h, 56 kn) flaps down |
| Range | 1,150 mi (1,850 km, 1,000 nmi) at 8000 feet with reserves |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,500 m) |
| Rate of climb | 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s) at gross weight |
Manuals & resources
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Simulator documentation
A retractable Legacy with its own avionics suiteLancair Legacy · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
Aerobask’s XP12 Legacy RG represents a 310 hp IO-550 aircraft with an Avidyne EXP5000 display and DFC90 autopilot. Its documented instruments also include a VM1000C engine monitor, oxygen controller, angle-of-attack display and MD302 standby unit. This cockpit uses Avidyne equipment, unlike Aerobask's G1000 installations in other aircraft.
Gathered Aerobask Legacy RG product page
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Condition, failures and maintenanceLancair Legacy / StarHawk · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
The product’s TrueSim features cover engine, fuel, failure and maintenance behavior. Its EFB includes condition management, servicing and fuel pages, with adjustable realism options. The manual separately indexes glass and analog cockpit equipment, including maintenance pages and the hydraulic dump control.
Official product description; manual v1.6 cockpit indexes
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Navigation choices and sound from a real LegacyLancair Legacy · Aerobask · X-Plane 12
The package supplies X-Plane’s GNS530. Optional RealityXP GTN750 integration requires that separate Windows product. Aerobask credits recordings from N637PG for its FMOD sound environment, and lists XP12 rain effects, photometric lighting and support for VR interaction.
Developer description; optional dependency and recorded aircraft identified
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Three presentations, two engine configurationsLancair Legacy / StarHawk · Flysimware · MSFS 2024
Flysimware and 3DR’s package includes the standard glass-panel Legacy, an analog-panel aircraft and StarHawk. Each is offered with naturally aspirated and turbocharged configurations. The developer describes collaboration with StarHawk’s owner and sound recordings from a real Legacy.
Official native-2024 product description
Flysimware · Read the source ↗Pilot account
A racing dream meets a difficult debriefKITPLANES · September 2015 issue. Aerochia Super Legacy test programme, including the heavily modified Race 44; these are racing aircraft.
Seguin had grown up imagining himself among the pilots at Reno. Paid test work for Andy Chiavetta brought that ambition within reach, introducing him to modified Legacys and the people who prepared them. The excitement of entering that world forms the backdrop to a much less comfortable episode: an engine power loss in Race 44 while beyond easy gliding reach of the airport. He brought the aircraft back with power still available, supported by Chiavetta on the ground and Dick Rutan flying chase.
Elliot Seguin
KITPLANES · Read the source ↗Building a race winner that still goes travellingInterview by Dave Hirschman · AOPA Pilot, September 2019. Findlay’s extensively modified One Moment Legacy won the 2018 Reno Sport Class.
Findlay’s early racing experience included being lapped by the leading aircraft. He responded with years of incremental development, working with a team to turn his Legacy into a winner. The interview makes room for the people behind that effort, including his wife Jackie’s work on the finish and the support of his employer and sponsor, Stihl. One Moment also remained an aeroplane he used for journeys during the rest of the year, including the long trip to Reno.
Andrew Findlay
AOPA Pilot · Read the source ↗Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.
Manual
Lancair Legacy / StarHawk manual v1.6Flysimware · Downloaded manual v1.6Aircraft background
Lancair LegacyWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12 Lancair Legacy HistoryLancair · Manufacturer retrospectiveProduct
Lancair Legacy RGAerobask · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Product page
Lancair Legacy / StarHawkFlysimware · Official product page; checked 13 September 2026Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
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Catalogue programme-20261022-v1 · 3 profile choices
Aerobask Lancair Legacy RG
Aerobask · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
X-Plane 12
Aerobask Lancair Legacy RG: The selected response supplies reversible stick loading.
Flysimware Lancair Legacy
Flysimware · Free and Pro · Revision 3 · Inherited starting point
MSFS 2024
Flysimware Lancair Legacy: The selected response supplies reversible stick loading.
Lancair Legacy
Free and Pro · Revision 1 · Partial review
X-Plane 12 · MSFS 2024
Lancair Legacy: The selected response supplies reversible stick loading.
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