Textron to Acquire Pipistrel in Bid to Position in Electric Airplane Market
The Slovenia-based producer of the Velis Electro will join Cessna, Beechcraft, Bell brands under Textron and will form the core of Textron eAviation.
The Slovenia-based producer of the Velis Electro will join Cessna, Beechcraft, Bell brands under Textron and will form the core of Textron eAviation.
Pipistrel last week earned an EASA type certificate on the Velis Electro, a first such authorization for an electric airplane according to a company news release. The two-seater, similar to the LSA Alpha Electro familiar to pilots here in the US, is intended primarily for pilot training. The Velis Electro was certified in Europe as […]