On Feb 19, 3:36*am, Gig 601XL Builder
wrote:
WingFlaps wrote:
On Feb 18, 6:31 am, Phil J wrote:
Besides the _very_ light weight and very slippery design, the airplane
uses a variable-pitch prop and double-slotted flaps to achieve those
numbers. *That is one sexy little airplane.

Yes, it makes a mockery of the US sport plane limitations.


Not a mockery it just doesn't qualify under the LSA rules.

Then may I suggest those rules are too restrictive? Why have an upper
speed limit when you are already limited on power? The power, Vso and
MAUW alone should be enough. IMHO if better design can give both the
desired low stall speed and high speed perf. it should be encouraged,
not prevented by restrictive legislation. I can't help wonder if one
purpose of that legislation is to protect established, but inferior,
designs.

Cheers