Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: can there be an "LSA" electric plane...

Hi Guys-
While all of you are making valid points etc, etc, I think you are not getting the gist of the question.
I believe Boon meant how can an LSA be electric when the regs only call out "piston engined". The regs don't include turbines OR electric (or possibly even rotary engines)the way it is written now.
The only valid model I see right now is 103 legal e-Spyder.
I don't think Boon didn't believe that electric planes were possible/practical, just that they couldn't qualify as LSA.
Am I wrong?

LArz

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Peter Walker <peterwalker58@...> wrote:
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> Its like flying in a plastic jet But its in a Boeing jet coming soon. The Dreamliner
> For the flying most people do electric power is viable.and will be reliable.The average owner wont tinker with a black art like high voltage and electronics trying to coax another 50FPM climb
> Peter
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> --- On Sun, 9/13/09, palmettoe@... <palmettoe@...> wrote:
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> From: palmettoe@... <palmettoe@...>
> Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: can there be an "LSA" electric plane...
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 9:19 AM
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> Bull S***, think about it!
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> In a message dated 9/12/2009 12:18:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I had the same question.
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> manufacturers of the aircraft)of those articles mentioned in the succeeding
> posts are not up on the def of LSA aircraft. At this point the Chinese Yuneec
> (pronounced "Unique") E430 is a factory aircraft and not even EAB. One report
> however (AvWeb) indicates the FAA is behind the curve. I'd
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> --- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com,
> "masboon" <boon@> wrote:
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> > Hi folks,
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> went to Airventure and saw several battery powered electric motor aircraft on
> display and there was talk that these are or can be LSA aircraft.
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> > I thought that the LSA rules said that and LSA compliant aircraft can
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> is there talk to ammend the rule to allow for electric aircraft?
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> > then, related question, wether or not said aircraft are now LSA
> compliant, can a sport pilot fly one with sport pilot privelidges if meets all
> that LSA criteria (except for the reciprocating engine part?).
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