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More Eletric Aircrafts comming quickly

Electraflyer.com a small company known for making electric powerplants for trike uptralights (wheeled hang-gliders with a motor), have just announced the successful conversion of a Moni Motorgliders to a small electric airplane, using off the shelf kit parts and their largest battery pack.

Pipistrel - Taurus - Worlds first Eletric motor glider

Pipistrel have just announced the worlds first electric motor glider.  They expect to start delivering these in the fall of 2008. The glider will be able to climb 6000 feet on a full charge with two onboard.
Im already a lover of the Stemme 10VT motorglider, last flight in it we only did run the engine for about 15 minutes before doing a 400km flight in about 4.5 hours.   

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Check out my interactive panorma of the interior of the Stemme 10VT

My Videos from the 2008 Region 12 Glider Contest 

PC Arero in Germany just put another electric entry together.