Pipistrel Virus

Pipistrel Virus
Role Ultralight civil utility aircraft
National origin Slovenia
Manufacturer Pipistrel
First flight August 10, 1999 (1999-08-10)
Status In production
Produced 1999-present
Number built 1000 (Sinus and Virus family total, March 2019)[1]
Developed from Pipistrel Sinus
Variants Pipistrel Velis Electro

The Pipistrel Virus is a two-seat, single engine light aircraft manufactured by Pipistrel in Slovenia and Italy and sold as an ultralight, homebuilt kit, or light-sport aircraft.[2][3][4]

Introduced in 1999 and based on the design of the Pipistrel Sinus, the Virus has been produced in a number of variants with different engines, wingspans, and undercarriage configurations. It can be equipped with a full airframe emergency recovery parachute system.

  1. ^ "#3, 2, 1… 1000!". Pipistrel. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ Vandermeullen, Richard: 2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 63. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
  3. ^ Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 70. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
  4. ^ Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 73. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. ISSN 1368-485X

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