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Evolution Piston/Turbine

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Low wing light aircraft. Single turboprop 550/750/850 and 350 piston. Previously Lancair Evolution.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Turboprop

Application

Touring

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

TKS fluid

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Low

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Evolution EVOT-750	2007 / 2008	Kitbuilt baseline variant, formerly known as Lancair Evolution.
Evolution EVOP-350	2009 / 2009	Piston engine variant, also known as Evolution Pistion.
Evolution EVOT-550	2017 / 2017	Evolution Turbine variant with lesser horsepower.
Evolution EVOT-850	2017 / 2017	Evolution Turbine variant with greater horsepower.

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