The piper Tomahawk comes pretty close.
My guess is that this is intentional. A designer of recreational planes can limit their liability risk by posting a huge useful load but not giving you the space to use it. cargo space is intentionally limited.
I think it will be difficult to find a LSA plane with much cargo space at all.
Jim
Great post, Jim. I had never thought about that possibility that they offer up the capacity in weight but don't make it available in space. I've been looking at homebuilts for 15 years and was always puzzeled by the lack of storage space. Even if you don't carry a dog, everyone needs to take along quite a bit of stuff. But, the plane design doesn't let you.
I've mentioned to Bill before, the Piper Vagabond,now plansbuilt or partial kit from Wagaero, is the only one I've found with both available weight and storage space. It is the tail-dragger Colt that you mentioned above.
The originals used to be for sale at about the same price as a C-150. When LSA became legal, the price went up about 10 grand. I think if someone did a lot of planning, and was willing to have others do a lot of the building, he could get an experimental Wag in the air with a good sized engine within a year for under $30 grand. I'm scratch building. It's going slowly but will be cheaper. I suppose 15-20 grand with everything, but I'm not actully keeping track of my expenses.
