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    Has anyone been tinkering with electric ultralight flight?

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    OK, I'll bight. There are many, many, many, many-did I say many- for a few years now from ready to purchase ultralight's/lsa's now to various levels of development. Just search "electric powered ultralight aircraft" and knock yourself out for the next few months learning about them. Some have been to Oshkosh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Floatsflyer View Post
    OK, I'll bight. There are many, many, many, many-did I say many- for a few years now from ready to purchase ultralight's/lsa's now to various levels of development. Just search "electric powered ultralight aircraft" and knock yourself out for the next few months learning about them. Some have been to Oshkosh.
    Could you please post links to some of the electric LSA's available in the USA?

    Thanks,


    BJC

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    Hmmm...do I give you a nice salmon supper, or do I teach you how to fish? I teach!!!

    Good fishing hole: Google.com (there are others, too)

    Bring up the Google search window, type "US electric powered ultralight aircraft" into the white box and hit the "Enter" key. Snoop around the results and see what you can learn. Some sites may contain links and references to other sites, so pore over them carefully. This technology is changing at a pretty good clip, so treat the older articles as historical and focus primarily on those less than a year old. If you don't have a good grasp of things electrical, you may find the learning curve a bit steep, so the level of your passion and commitment will determine the pace at which you get there.

    Go fish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by crusty old aviator View Post
    Hmmm...do I give you a nice salmon supper, or do I teach you how to fish? I teach!!!

    Good fishing hole: Google.com (there are others, too)

    Bring up the Google search window, type "US electric powered ultralight aircraft" into the white box and hit the "Enter" key. Snoop around the results and see what you can learn. Some sites may contain links and references to other sites, so pore over them carefully. This technology is changing at a pretty good clip, so treat the older articles as historical and focus primarily on those less than a year old. If you don't have a good grasp of things electrical, you may find the learning curve a bit steep, so the level of your passion and commitment will determine the pace at which you get there.

    Go fish!
    COA:

    Please review the question.

    I asked about "electric LSA's available in the USA". I have searched, and have contacted the oft-cited manufacturers who advertise, but, in fact, do not have an electric LSA airplane available in the USA. (I do not consider a one-off experimental or prototype to be an available LSA.)

    If you are better at searching the www and you (or anyone else) have a link to a dealer who has an electric LSA available in the USA, I would appreciate it if you would post it here.

    Thank you.


    BJC
    Last edited by Byron J. Covey; 11-15-2015 at 08:24 AM.

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    Are you always this condescending? I asked if folks were actually working on a project themselves, not how to use a search window.

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    electric ultralight

    Quote Originally Posted by aeroschmitz View Post
    Has anyone been tinkering with electric ultralight flight?
    There is an electric ultralight, seems to work pretty well, even on floats:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se7bQ16bph4

    Bill H.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aeroschmitz View Post
    Has anyone been tinkering with electric ultralight flight?
    You all are on 5 different pages.


    Question was about "ultralight.

    Answer yes. Many. Batteries are included empty weight. This killed the EMG 5 ultralight. EMG 6 is viable in many variations. Other projects have been mentioned. Turn key UL, No.

    Morph to LSA. FAR Part 1

    "Light-sport aircraft means an aircraft, other than a helicopter or powered-lift that, since its original certification, has continued to meet the following:
    (1) A maximum takeoff weight of not more than—
    (i) 1,320 pounds (600 kilograms) for aircraft not intended for operation on water; or
    (ii) 1,430 pounds (650 kilograms) for an aircraft intended for operation on water.
    (2) A maximum airspeed in level flight with maximum continuous power (VH) of not more than 120 knots CAS under standard atmospheric conditions at sea level.
    (3) A maximum never-exceed speed (VNE) of not more than 120 knots CAS for a glider.
    (4) A maximum stalling speed or minimum steady flight speed without the use of lift-enhancing devices (VS1) of not more than 45 knots CAS at the aircraft's maximum certificated takeoff weight and most critical center of gravity.
    (5) A maximum seating capacity of no more than two persons, including the pilot.

    (6) A single, reciprocating engine, if powered.

    (7) A fixed or ground-adjustable propeller if a powered aircraft other than a powered glider.
    (8) A fixed or feathering propeller system if a powered glider.
    (9) A fixed-pitch, semi-rigid, teetering, two-blade rotor system, if a gyroplane.
    (10) A nonpressurized cabin, if equipped with a cabin.
    (11) Fixed landing gear, except for an aircraft intended for operation on water or a glider.
    (12) Fixed or retractable landing gear, or a hull, for an aircraft intended for operation on water.
    (13) Fixed or retractable landing gear for a glider. "


    Now are there other questions?

    If all goes well I will have a turn key production electric ultralight available for sale within about 2 months.
    Last edited by jedi; 04-12-2016 at 11:54 AM.

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