According to statements posted elsewhere on the Web, this is unlikely unless the international standard is changed. The FAA made clear in statements about the light sport rules that they intended the category to be the result of work with the international community. I would guess that the number agreed upon was somewhat arbitrary at 600 kg. But it's hard to see why it would get raised to 636.36364 kg., i.e. 1400 lb.
Jim Hart On 9/11/09 William R. Bayne wrote: > I think we will eventually see the D model @ 1400 GW (maybe even 1450 > GW, which would include the later Ercoupe models, Forney, Alon, > ertc., all approved as LSA; ,,, tho the LSA industry will fight it to > the end. Of course this would also lead to the Cessna 150, and other > light aircraft to be approved as LSA. > > As you probably know, the creation of the LSA aircraft designation > was simply to encourage the development of light, low cost, new > airplanes.....and were develped with specifications set by the > manufactures with the use of ASTM consensus type development.
