Pipistrel Panthera

what is it?

The Pipistrel Panthera is a lightweight, all-composite, highly efficient four-seat aircraft under development by Pipistrel of Slovenia. The petrol-powered version of the Panthera is intended to cruise at 198 KTAS (366.7 km/h) at 8,000 feet for up to 1,500 nmi (2'750 km) using a Lycoming IO-540 engine burning AvGas. There are two other versions planned, one with a 145 kW hybrid-electric power system, and the other with a 145 kW pure electric system.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 359 km/hcruise speed
• range 2,778 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,315 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 13 years ago, in 2013.
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.9 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,778 km: 15× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

2013-04-04

introduced

2013

status

in production

number built

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role

light aircraft

origin

🇸🇮 Slovenia

makers

Pipistrel

engines

1× Lycoming IO-540-V4A5

length

8.1 m

wingspan

10.9 m

height

2.2 m

max take-off weight

1,315 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

359 km/h

range

2,778 km

ceiling

7,620 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.