---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 12/23/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:11 AM - Off Topic -- Electric (jimpuglise@comcast.net) 2. 12:17 PM - Re: Off Topic -- Electric (Fred Klein) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:11:13 AM PST US From: jimpuglise@comcast.net Subject: Europa-List: Off Topic -- Electric If anyone has not read the article on the Pipistrel Taurus G4 in the January "Sport Aviation," you need to. I had no idea that electric propulsion had advanced so far. It looks very much like this may be the future. They flew 4 people over 200 miles in just under 2 hours on a single charge. Granted, the airplane is not ready for mass distribution, but the concept appears to be solid. Given the problems we all have with internal combustion engines, we may have a snapshot of the next several years. Jim Puglise N283JL (flying off 40 hrs.) ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:17:03 PM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Re: Europa-List: Off Topic -- Electric On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:08 AM, jimpuglise@comcast.net wrote: > If anyone has not read the article on the Pipistrel Taurus G4 in the > January "Sport Aviation," you need to. Jim...thanks...quite something! BTW, Peter Timm (Europa Classic) has a Taurus G2 which (I believe) he bought just prior to Pipistrel's offering of the electric G2...and is very pleased w/ it's design, construction, and performance...he flies out of Pemberton, BC (Canada). Fred ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.