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The Pipistrel Taurus G4, a four-seat electric aircraft that won NASA’s $1.35 million Green Flight Challenge last year, has been nominated for this year’s prestigious Collier Trophy. The competition this year is especially tough. The National Aeronautic Association named four nominees for the 2011 Robert J. Collier Trophy, one of which — the Boeing 787 […]

Matevz Lenarcic took off on a global flight on Sunday in the ultra fuel efficient Pipistrel Virus.

Biologist and pilot Matevz Lenarcic set out in the ultra fuel-efficient Pipistrel Virus on Sunday for an around-the-world flight intended to showcase the aircraft’s green technology while also facilitating environmental research. During the flight, which is a collaborative effort between Pipistrel and Penn State, Lenarcic will cover approximately 62,000 miles as he journeys westward around […]

Pipistrel is giving aviation enthusiasts a shot at designing the first Panthera. Here’s a preliminary look at the new fuel-efficient four-seater.

At 55 mpg, the Pipistrel Virus is changing the efficiency equation.

(December 2011) Remember Slovenia? It used to be part of what we now call “the former Yugoslavia.” Unlike Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, Slovenia did not lay itself waste, after partition, with ethnic warfare. Perhaps that is why we hear so little about it; peaceful, prosperous and progressive, it is a sort of Slavic Sweden. It […]

Company makes history with recent test flights in Florida.

Company spinoff features a bright orange logo meant to evoke a sunset.

New cohort of aviators is making use of designs—and some have even taken ownership.

From trainers to acceptable travelers, success starts with careful evaluation.