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RDD LX7

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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.

RDD LX7
Lift type
Fixed wing
Construction
Factory-built, Kit-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Piston, Turboprop
Application
Sport

Design & construction

Pressurisation
Unpressurised

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Lancair Propjet2001 / 20012012Four-seat pressurized kit plane.
RDD LX72017 / 2017Baseline piston-engined variant, includes LX7-A with fixed landing gear, and LX7-1 kitbuilt variant, launched in 2023.
RDD LX7-28/1352020 / 2020Turboprop variants with prominent exhaust stacks, includes LX7-20 (retractable landing gear), LX7-20A (fixed landing gear) variants.

Airframer

RDD EnterprisesNewsRDD Enterprises acquired Lancair IV for conversion, April 2013.

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