{"id":12201,"date":"2019-08-02T21:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-03T04:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/?p=12201"},"modified":"2019-08-02T21:42:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T04:42:50","slug":"electric-colt-introduced-at-oshkosh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cafe.foundation\/blog\/electric-colt-introduced-at-oshkosh\/","title":{"rendered":"Electric Colt Introduced at Oshkosh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Aircraft hails from its development and production facility at South Texas Regional Airport in Hondo, Texas.\u00a0 Designed in Brazil, their Colt Light Sport Aircraft is built by American veterans.\u00a0 Constrained by LSA design criteria, the craft is the high-wing representation of what we have come to expect from the Pipistrel Alpha Trainer<\/a>, the Vashon Ranger<\/a>, and others of the type.\u00a0\u00a0 It has the almost mandatory Rotax engine, but will soon fly fume-free with a Siemens motor.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eYZzgpgg3rE<\/p>\n

With the two-seat aircraft already flight tested in Brazil and its American version being built and flown here, the Colt\u2019s introduction at AirVenture included a glimpse of its alternate power plant, a Siemens SP-55D producing 72 kilowatts (96.5 horsepower) AT 3,000 rpm.<\/p>\n

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Electric Colt with Siemens motor at Oshkosh<\/p><\/div>\n

Matheus Grande, co-founder of the Hondo-based firm, told Flying<\/em> magazine, \u201cThe availability to offer a version of our new Colt LSA powered by a new-generation Siemens eAircraft electric motor will give both private owners and flight schools the option of having an airplane that\u2019s not only fun to fly but will also be extremely environmentally friendly.\u201d<\/p>\n