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

The problem is not with engines (or in this case motors) but with batteries.  They come in two varieties,  heavy and expensive.  When batteries catch up to motors they will become a viable option.  Right now an ultralight that can fly for 45 minutes on a single charge is here.  In the next few months who knows what will be out there.   Roger

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From: Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@verizon.net>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 7:11:44 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: can there be an "LSA" electric plane...

 

Cirrus owners already do...

 

Helen


Sep 12, 2009 07:10:04 PM, Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com wrote:

You have got to be kidding me! 
After all these years not being able to depend on a flashlight because of batteries, connections, etc., suddenly we are going to fly electricly?? ??
Bull S***, think about it!

                                                                                                John M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a message dated 9/12/2009 12:18:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, peteromig@gmail. com writes:

 

Boon-
I had the same question.

I think the writers ( or the 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 agree...
Larry

--- In Sport_Aircraft@ yahoogroups. com, "masboon" wrote:
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> Hi folks,
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> 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.
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> I thought that the LSA rules said that and LSA compliant aircraft can only have a reciprocating engine (pistion?).
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> If that is so, 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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> I might be missing something.
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> Boon
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