Pipistrel Velis Electro Secures UK Approval

Julie Boatman

Friday, July 08, 2022 at 01:08 PM ET

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The Velis Electro is the only electric aircraft so far to receive full EASA type certification. [Courtesy: Pipistrel]

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The Pipistrel Velis Electro, the world's only type-certified all-electric single-engine airplane, has received approval from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (U.K. CAA).
This approval makes it the sole electric aircraft certified for operation in the U.K., building on its prior European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification from 2020.
Textron eAviation, which now owns Pipistrel, highlights this as a major step for sustainable flight and electric pilot training, though its current battery capacity is best suited for short training flights rather than cross-country missions.

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Pipistrel now counts the U.K. as the next region in which it can fly its Velis Electro—the sole certificated all-electric, single-engine airplane in operation globally.

Textron eAviation announced this week that the aircraft had secured approval under the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (U.K. CAA) to add to the primary-category certification it had received from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in June 2020.