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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.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built, Kit-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston, Turboprop

Application

Sport

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
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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RDD Enterprises

News

RDD Enterprises acquired Lancair IV for conversion, April 2013.

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