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| Lift type | Fixed wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built, Kit-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Piston, Turboprop | ||
| Application | Sport | ||
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Low wing single piston light aircraft converted version of Lancair IV (acquired 2013). Includes IV-P pressurised and PropJet turboprop versions.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Lancair Propjet | 2001 / 2001 | 2012 | Four-seat pressurized kit plane. |
| RDD LX7 | 2017 / 2017 | Baseline piston-engined variant, includes LX7-A with fixed landing gear, and LX7-1 kitbuilt variant, launched in 2023. | |
| RDD LX7-28/135 | 2020 / 2020 | Turboprop variants with prominent exhaust stacks, includes LX7-20 (retractable landing gear), LX7-20A (fixed landing gear) variants. |
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See recent updates (latest 19/12/2024)
| RDD Enterprises | News | RDD Enterprises acquired Lancair IV for conversion, April 2013. |
| DuPont Aerospace (DuPont Company) | Analysis | Honeycomb Core Composites: Nomex-based honeycombs in airframe |
| Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems (AES) | Analysis | Circuit Breaker Panels: Vertical Power VP-X solid-state circuit breaker system |
| Buenos Technologies | Analysis | News | Ice Protection/Prevention Equipment: Buenos De-Ice thermal de-icer |
| Parker Aerospace Aircraft Wheel & Brake | Analysis | Brake System Components: Cleveland dual-piston calliper brakes |
| Amsafe Aviation | Analysis | Seat Belts: Airbag seatbelts (front seats) |
| BRS Aerospace | Analysis | News | Whole Aircraft Parachutes: Ballistic recovery parachute |
| Garmin International | Analysis | Avionics Management Systems: Dual Garmin G3X Touch avionics suite |
| Hartzell Propeller | Analysis | Engine Accessories: Optional three-blade HC-H3YF-IRF/F7693DF or HC-H3YF-2UF/FC7693DF constant-speed propeller (LX7/LX7-A); three-blade HC-E4N-3NX/D8292BX propeller (LX7-20A) |
| Continental Aerospace Technologies | Analysis | Piston Engines: (500 Series - RDD LX7 - Continental TSIO-550-E1B/E2B/E3B ) |
| GE Aerospace Business & General Aviation Turboprops | Analysis | Turboprop Engines: (M601/H80 Series - Lancair Propjet - M601E-11A ) |
| Pratt & Whitney Canada | Analysis | Turboprop Engines: (PT6A-100 Series - RDD LX7-28/135 - PT6A-135 (LX7-135) PT6A-6/15/20/30/41 Series - RDD LX7-28/135 - PT6A-28 (LX7-28) ) |
| MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH | Analysis | Composite Propellers: Optional four-blade MTV-14D/195-30a constant-speed propeller (LX7/LX7-A) |
