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We've all read about this guy "Bye". His goal is to retrofit a Gen Av. airplane with an electric motor. He picks the Cessna 172 for obvious reasons. Cessna built something like 43,000. of these aircraft. Every few years these airplanes need their engines overhauled anyway. Av gas is expensive. Electric motors aren't affected by altitude. We could think of dozens more good reasons for a conversion. It's surprising though, how many people don't think this is feasible. They are the same people who don't like the idea of electric cars. And I'm not talking about people who have a financial interest in the status quo, such as oil investors. I'm talking about folks who just don't like the idea because they didn't think of it. Or they're just conservative about new ideas. And here's the big anti-reason that I just love: they point out the drawbacks in the brand new prototype electric car. Such as cost. Or power. Or charging time. Or infrastructure. All the things that will vastly and quickly improve. They don't want this electric car. But ironically they don't want anyone else to have it! All this good electric stuff may not happen much in my lifetime, but I am enjoying it. I'm thinking lets say they get a decent kit going for the 172. Could it be that 10 years from now I could be putting a 200 HP electric motor in my CherOHkey? One friend told me the other day that he thought the old Mooneys would be a cool airframe for electric. I like sailplanes too. My dream sailplane is a self launcher (not a motor glider). Electric retro fits of self launching systems into conventional gliders. Will that be in my future? If you're one of the status quo, "it can't be done" guys I mentioned above, well flyin' is still fun, but you don't have as much to look forward to. Gen. Av. Informal :::::+:::::