Certification
EASA type certificate Jun 2020 (first certified electric airplane); UK CAA; Transport Canada validation Nov 2025
Launch operators and orders: European flight schools (Green Flight Academy, Saxon Air and others).
Battery: Two liquid-cooled packs; about 50 minutes practical flight. Charging: Pipistrel ground charger.
Program record
Program record
| Class | trainer/GA |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Powertrain | battery-electric |
| Seats or payload | 2 |
| Battery | Two liquid-cooled packs; about 50 minutes practical flight |
| Charging | Pipistrel ground charger |
| Autonomy | piloted |
| Certification | EASA type certificate Jun 2020 (first certified electric airplane); UK CAA; Transport Canada validation Nov 2025 |
| Status | active |
| Launch operators and orders | European flight schools (Green Flight Academy, Saxon Air and others) |
| Manufacturing | Ajdovscina, Slovenia |
| Parent or backers | Textron |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
Official site: pipistrel-aircraft.com
In context
Where it fits
Listed in the Electric Trainers, GA and Seaplanes. Programs are ranked on battery, charging, autonomy, certification stage and launch operators - the factors that decide whether an aircraft enters commercial service.
| Program | Status |
|---|---|
| Integral E (Aura Aero) | active |
| ALIA CX300 (BETA Technologies) | active |
| Bristell B23 Energic (BRM Aero) | active |
| eFlyer 2 (Bye Aerospace) | active |
| eDA40 (Diamond Aircraft) | active |
| RX1E-A (Liaoning General Aviation Academy) | active |
| RX4E (Liaoning General Aviation Academy) | active |
| HY4 / H2FLY-40 (H2FLY (Joby)) | demonstrator |
Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Velis Electro (Pipistrel (Textron eAviation))
- Sources
- ElectronsX aviation dataset; company filings and regulator records
- Updated
- 2026-10