Kdo smo?
Pipistrel je 30 let staro podjetje, ki izdeluje letala s sedežem v Sloveniji. Z več kot 200 zaposlenimi v Sloveniji, Italiji in na Kitajskem smo eden največjih proizvajalcev (več kot 200 letal na leto) v segmentu majhnih letal s prodajo po vsem svetu. Z dvema vrstama zrakoplovov gnanih na električni pogon (Taurus Electro in Alpha Electro), ki sta že na trgu, smo ključni dejavnik v sektorju električnega letalstva ter Velis Electro prvo električno gnano letalo s certifikatom tipa (EASA.A.573 TCDS).

Kaj počnemo?
Poleg naše proizvodnje zrakoplovov imamo tudi velik oddelek za raziskave, ki ponuja inovacije lastnemu podjetju in storitve na področju R&R na zahtevo drugim strankam po vsem svetu. Oddelek zajema področja od aerodinamike, mehanike, elektronike in programske opreme do testiranja letenja. Uspešno smo zaključili raziskovalni projekt, ki ga financira EU, povezan s hibridnimi pogonskimi sistem, dokončujemo pa svoje prvo leteče letalo s hibridnim pogonskim sistemom, ravno tako tudi aktivno razvijamo rešitve eVTOL.

Who we are?

Pipistrel is a 30 years old aviation company based in Slovenia. With more than 200 employees in Slovenia, Italy and China we are one of the largest producers (over 200 aircraft per year) in the small aircraft segment worldwide. With two electric powered aircraft types (Taurus Electro and Alpha Electro) already on the market we are the key driver in the sector of electric aviation, and Velis Electro is world’s first electric powered airplane to receive a Type Certificate (EASA.A.573 TCDS).

What do we do?
In addition to our aircraft production we also have large research department which provides innovations to our own company and on-demand R&D services to other customers worldwide. The department covers areas from aerodynamics, mechanics, electronics and software up to flight testing. We have successfully completed EU funded research project related to hybrid propulsion systems and we are finalizing our first flying aircraft with hybrid propulsion system, as well as actively developing eVTOL solutions.