A 2020 Pipistrel Panthera, a high-performance, four-seat retractable aircraft, is today's top pick. The Panthera boasts impressive speed (over 190 ktas), fuel efficiency, and a modern design, ...

Merely one week after Pipistrel first cranked the 210 hp Lycoming engine on the four-seat Panthera, the company announced that it has completed the airplane’s first flight. With support provided by ...

The growing urban air mobility (UAM) industry is developing electric airplanes and rotorcraft at a breakneck pace. While most companies develop just one aircraft at a time, Pipistrel is the rare ...

Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has created a Chinese company to produce the Alpha Electro and Panthera electric-powered light aircraft. Based in Jurong, in Jiangsu province, the new company will have ...

Pipistrel looks set to have a flurry of new and improved products on the market in the coming years as new owner Textron accelerates product development at the Slovenian electric aircraft specialist.

Slovenian Army to test various Pipistrel basic trainers to select the one that will replace its Zlin 143 and 242 aircraft. On June 29, 2021, the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Matej ...

Tine Tomazic is in a great mood on this July afternoon. Pipistrel’s director of engineering and programmes is sitting on the balcony of Textron Aviation’s pavilion at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, ...

A Pipistrel Virus SW 121 light aircraft and a simulator for it arrived at the SV Aviation School on 1 October. (Pipistrel Aviation) The Slovenian Armed Forces (SV) will test the suitability of ...

Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has created a Chinese company to produce the Alpha Electro and Panthera electric-powered light aircraft. Based in Jurong, in Jiangsu province, the new company will have ...

The growing urban air mobility (UAM) industry is developing electric airplanes and rotorcraft at a breakneck pace. While most companies develop just one aircraft at a time, Pipistrel is the rare ...