AVI Swan LE 1223 - Affordable, Foldable, Refreshed 

O Mr Dan, so good to see you back again & thanks....

What a beautiful aircraft! Motorglider with folding prop sounds very interesting!

Amazing they can put so much into a part 103. I sat in the previous model and it was comfortable.

The windows on this are wonderful!

Sounds like we need a manufacturing site here in the USA

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder; but for me, every aircraft this gentleman touches is just gorgeous.

Thanks Natasha, always appreciate your candid discussions. Stay strong.

This Romanian I feel loves aviations , keep going my fellow engineer

Sono molto contento che la formula ultralight monoposto sia stata ripresa . Il motore Polini lo vedo molto bene su questo aereo, inoltre mi piacciono i flaps che in atterraggio possono permettere velocità minime e permettere di atterrare in breve spazio. Complimenti vivissimi al costruttore . Ultima chicca . È costruito in Romania ed esiste un kit di montaggio. Grazie di cuore a chi pensa che tanti piloti possano volare a prezzi ragionevoli.

Sweet bird.

Very nice,looking plane 😁

Very good and clean plane ,good modern engineering cantilever wings, no stupid struts !

رائعة جدا .. انت مهندس بارع . الطائرة جميلة جدا .

600 cycles on the battery seemed low but then I thought about it a second and that comes out to around 750 hours of flight on that battery, which is probably as much as the airplane will ever see for most owners. TBH for the price that isn't too bad, but it isn't free. Assuming the battery is around $5k, that comes out to about $7/hr. So equal to maybe 1.5GpH of mogas at today's prices? Then it's just a matter of the cost to charge those batteries per hour, which might be a few dollars on top. So figure with battery and power you're looking at $10-ish/hr if amortized but since the price is mostly paid up front it sure feels cheap to run it. Sure beats 4-8gph of avgas no matter how you slice it. Certainly looks better with this layout than the boom mounted engine.

Treaba bună fratilor bravo

I like the Polini engines.

Nice ! The fuselage longerons are beautiful. Carbon? What powerplant is in this aircraft? BTW, Dan, I have saved every copy of Glider Rider, guess I'll dig them up and do some reminiscing. After I subscribe to your podcast, I need to figure the digital equivalent of a cardboard box in which to store your new reportage, lol

Nice! Beautiful design. Ultralights have come a LONG way!

The guy immediately comes to the essence when talking electric: 285 Wh/kg. This is the most important spec for an electric airplane. Good information. Of course, 285 Wh/kg is still measly, and enables only circuit flying. Which as I believe, will not improve much in the coming decennia.

What's a typical gross weight for a type 103, or if you prefer, what's a typical useful load for one?

Verry cool i like the one next to it also wat is it

Can you find a place to contract manufacture in North America? Mexico, perhaps?

If you buy one, where/how would you get it serviced in the US?

I want a 2 seater, and for northern climate, the cooling exit should be adjustable to vent into the cabin. Electric airplanes is at its limitation, battery tech is the barrier, you are not going to cross oceans with it carrying a profitable load.

Maybe you could open a manufacturing facility in the US.

V honest man

It’s a great concept but a 2 seater would be better and keep it under $50,000

İ can look closely at air show, construction quality is good every thing feels flimsy, getting in and out bit difficult because of its height and spars in the cabin but when you used to it could be easy, its in micro light category, they use Polini twin spark engine with clutch, price is tempting, what i don't like is folding mechanism and elevator and rudder.

What’s the mtow of the gas powered aircraft ?

this is good ！ if Cockpit is two seat in tandem，will be much better and useful ！

Wonder what the cost would be to build in Mexico for the north american market, and just fly them across the border ?

Foldable?

Где производится такая красота?Контакты?

Можете назвать примерную базовую цену самолета?

Swan needs a factory in the USA to make $$$$$$$$

Harga baterai yang termahal .

6️⃣

$30,000

Nose wheel brake !!!!

Yes, in some respects battery's are a joke, but you can use them as a capacitor of sorts while you use a small effective engine/generator to charge the battery's in flight for alot of extended flight time. What's Up!

Yes these aircraft need no registration, license, training ( although i suggest you do ) no aviation medical etc etc in the U.S. and YET in the U.S. you have to register a flying toy 250 grams and over and have a Part 107 certificate ( license) and even past a test called TRUST to fly RC Toys Now someone tell me as we see multiple airplane crashes and multiple deaths and property destruction happening across the US and other countries the FAA and CAA etc doing little to nothing about that but are bent on regulating and making foolish rules concerning flying toys that btw are NOT causing deaths, property damages etc etc ? The world has inverted into stupidity ( and FYI the reason is commercial interests are buying the airspace and demanding everything else out of the way. that is why the ignorant regs/rules regarding RC Toys )

With the frequency that electric car's are catching fire, I'll never fly an electric airplane.

Only a fool would buy an electric plane OR car!!

More like a model airplane than a serious plane........it's too light weight for general use , more like a week end fun thing.

EV are catching fire, no batteries stored at dlrs, to much weight, no clean disposal process and more oil is used to maje a small ev battery than most school buses use in 5 yrs or 150k miles plus no grid able to sustain and no range. Maybe by 2050 but not anytine soon.

Batteries are a joke and if they short circuit you are SOL..