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7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Pipistrel Velis Electro sn003 LJAJ left: Andrejcheck· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Pipistrel Velis Electro 9992: Airjuice Photography· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Figure 7- Pipistrel Velis Electro Electric Aircraft at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum (55299681320): U.S. GAO· Public domain
- 4. Pipistrel Velis Electro 9944: Airjuice Photography· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Pipistrel Velis Electro 9950: Airjuice Photography· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Pipistrel Velis Electro sn003 LJAJ right: Andrejcheck· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. SE-KWH Pipistrel Velis Electro VBY 01: Bene Riobó· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Pipistrel Velis Electro is a Slovenian light aircraft, designed and produced by Pipistrel of Ajdovščina. The aircraft was EASA CS-LSA fully electric type certified in June 2020 and it is intended primarily for the training aircraft role, particularly multiple successive take-off and landings at the airfield. The design is the first type certified electric aircraft and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
How to recognise it: 1 electric motor · 10.7 m wingspan
base stats
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 12 years ago, in 2014.
- Wingspan of 10.7 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
electric: Battery-powered electric motors.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 2014
- introduced
- 2020
- status
- in production
- number built
- —
- role
- electric light aircraft
- origin
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- makers
- Pipistrel
- engines
- 1× Pipistrel E-811-268MVLC / electric motor
- length
- 6.5 m
- wingspan
- 10.7 m
- height
- 1.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 600 kg
- top speed
- 181 km/h
- cruise speed
- 167 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,658 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q96399449, Wikipedia: Pipistrel Velis Electro (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.