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News archive: Pipistrel d.o.o.

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6 February 2025 The Nuuva V300’s hybrid-electric VTOL system enables runway-independent cargo transport.

Pipistrel completes first hover of cargo UAV

The hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft will support logistics, humanitarian missions and commercial operations with a 600 pound payload.

20 November 2024 The aero-compliant AEROCELL 400KW by H3 Dynamics.

H3 Dynamics unveils aero-compliant 0.4MW hydrogen fuel cell

H3 Dynamics is already working with aircraft OEMs including Airbus UpNext, the EU-backed program Hypotrade led by Pipistrel and NLR, Qdot Technology, Sea Cheetah, Lyte Aviation and several others.

26 July 2023

Nexus scale model enters the wind tunnel

Testing will validate the performance, stability and control of the vehicle design to confirm preliminary configuration, range, and speed estimates, as well as how the rotors interact with the vehicle aerodynamics.

24 March 2022 Pipistrel's Velis Electro aircraft.

Textron eAviation bows in with Pipistrel purchase

The European electric aircraft experts will form the basis of a whole new segment under the Textron eAviation name, focused on urban air mobility, general aviation, cargo and special mission roles.

9 March 2022 Pipistrel’s type-certified electric propulsion technologies are deployed in the Velis Electro.

BAE Systems and Pipistrel build military electric expertise

The drive to develop sustainable products is a key focus for BAE Systems, including electrification, increased use of synthetics and other greener energy sources. Pipistrel bring considerable experience to the party.

26 January 2022 The Pipistrel SW 121A Explorer.

Pipistrel adds Explorer to trainer model range

This trainer has an autopilot, dual touch-screen glass cockpit, dual COM, ADS-B In & Out, haptic stall-warning, full-airframe ballistic parachute rescue system, type-certified hydraulic constant-speed propeller and airbrakes.

17 November 2021 Pipistrel will provide motors, motor controllers, and batteries for Airflow’s unique distributed electric propulsion approach.

Airflow adds Pipistrel motors for eSTOL concept

Pipistrel is the maker of the first and still only type-certified electric aircraft in the world, the VELIS Electro, with expertise in clean sheet design through to project completion.

10 November 2021 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.

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.

15 April 2021

Pipistrel to design heavy cargo UAV for logistics in China

Research at the Technical University of Munich is behind the Amazalia flight control system which will steer Pipistrel's heavy cargo hybrid VTOL drone. The partners hope it will see service in 2023.

11 February 2021 Pipistrel now sees the NUUVA in roles beyond cargo delivery.

Pipistrel teams with UAS experts C-astra to develop NUUVA

Bringing C-astra onboard will help Pipistrel develop its UAS for the fast-growing Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance - C4ISR - market.

17 December 2020 The Hy4 hydrogen powered hybrid-electric aircraft successfully flew from Maribor airport.

MAHEPA's hydrogen fuel cell driven Hy4 flies

With the renovated and optimised fuel cell system technology developed in MAHEPA and in strong cooperation with multiple national projects, the Hy4 is the most powerful hydrogen fuel cell driven aircraft ever made.

29 October 2020

Honeywell to supply the brains for Pipistrel's Nuuva

Roughly the size of a paperback book, Honeywell's compact fly-by-wire system is intended for smaller autonomous cargo and UAM vehicles - and perfect, says Pipistrel, for its Nuuva V300.

3 September 2020 An artist's impression of the Nuuva V300 being loaded up.

Pipistrel unveils long-range autonomous eVTOL model

Eight independent battery-powered Pipistrel E-811 electric engines will power the new Nuuva V300 as far as 2,500km. For shorter trips the tandem-wing design could have a payload of 460kg.

11 June 2020 The Pipistrel Velis Electro receives type certification from EASA.

Pipistrel earns first EASA type certificate for electric aeroplane

Customers in seven countries can now expect to be flying Velis Electro light aircraft by the end of 2020, powered by battery and certificated by EASA in a process that took less than three years.