Pipistrel
Pipistrel d.o.o Ajdovščina is a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer based in Ajdovščina. Its owner and director is Ivo Boscarol.
Aircraft
Awards & records
A modified Pipistrel Virus SW owned by Vance Turner won two NASA Centennial Challenges, the Personal Air Vehicle Challenge in 2007[1] and the General Aviation Technology Challenge in 2008.[2]
In 2011, the company, in collaboration with faculty from Penn State University, won the CAFE/NASA/Google Green Flight Challenge for energy-efficient aircraft with its four-seater electric plane Taurus G4.[3] The Taurus G4 is the first all-electric four seater aircraft in the world[4] and boasts the most powerful electric motor ever used in an all-electric airplane design.[5]
Pipistrel Apis holds 10 FAI world records.[6]
See also
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