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

Flying Magazine this month has an article on one complete with pictures of both the aircraft
and a guy holding the engine!
John

On Saturday 12 September 2009 03:15:41 Michael Daniels wrote:
> Just picked up my new Plane & Pilot out of my mail box today and there is
> mention of an electric LSA
>
> http://yuneeccouk.site.securepod.com/
> Mike
> <http://yuneeccouk.site.securepod.com/>
>
> On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 12:07 AM, masboon <boon@8x8.biz> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I 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.
> >
> > I thought that the LSA rules said that and LSA compliant aircraft can
> > only have a reciprocating engine (pistion?).
> >
> > If that is so, is there talk to ammend the rule to allow for electric
> > aircraft?
> >
> > 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?).
> >
> > I might be missing something.
> >
> > Boon

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