Hybrid Panthera completes first phase flight testing

The MAHEPA Panthera has flown from Cerklje airport in Slovenia, demonstrating the possibility of local zero-emission flights by performing all-electric take-offs.

The MAHEPA consortium has completed the first phase of the flight test campaign for the hybrid-electric variant Pipistrel Panthera.

In October the MAHEPA Panthera took-off from Cerklje airport, in Slovenia, demonstrating the possibility of local zero-emission flights by performing all-electric take-offs.

Expectations set prior to the ground-tests were confirmed by the performance of the MAHEPA Panthera, which the consortium says has all the characteristics to become a flying test-bed for future developments in hybrid aviation.

The MAHEPA consortium is composed of Pipistrel Vertical Solutions, Compact Dynamics, DLR, H2Fly, Politecnico di Milano, TU Delft, the University of Maribor and the University of Ulm.