[NSRCA-discussion] Weight

[Doug Cronkhite]

Any change in rules for current technology is quickly going to become a 
case of chasing your tail. This argument is really no different 
conceptually than the one to allow bigger 4-cycle engines years ago. 
Just leave things alone.

Electric airplanes are really one power system evolution away from being 
completely dominant performance-wise. With as much money going into 
battery technology development as there is today (green power and all 
that), we're just not that far away from seeing that evolution. Consider 
that 5 years ago, electrics were pretty much in their infancy in this 
arena. Just look at how much batteries have evolved since then. I'd give 
glow another 3 - 4 years before it's obsolete.