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Apis Contest Taurus(Electro) Welcome NASA PAV Apis contest The CAFÉ Foundation’s With the addition of Inaugural NASA PAV Apis/Bee to the product Centennial Challenge line, Pipistrel is now concluded on August 11 in the most complex small Santa Rosa, California, and aircraft producer IN THE brought forth remarkable WORLD, the ONLY AIRCRAFT performances by several PRODUCER offering both Personal Air Vehicles (PAVs). single-seat and two- This great event was made seater side-by-side self- possible by support from launching gliders, two-seat NASA and Boeing Phantom motorgliders, UL two-seat INDEX Works. Winning teams go-the-distance aircraft, Electric Powered shared cash prizes from trikes and propellers. 1 Welcome Apis NASA totaling $250,000. We are excited about Taurus (Electro) Prizes were awarded for welcoming all existing and Electric Powered Taurus Shortest Runway, Lowest new Apis/Bee family owners Nasa PAV Contest Noise, Highest Top Speed, and we are confident to In 1995, Pipistrel d.o.o. Ajdovščina glide ratio of Best Handling Qualities, provide them with the best Our Dealers around the World were the first in the World to present at least 1:40; and Most Efficient, with possible service! a two-seat ultralight aircraft with a make gliding the grand Vantage Prize of From its beginnings, Apis/ 2 Project Hydrogenus wing-span of 15 meters, aimed also at cheap; provide $100,000 going to the best Bee was developed as a glider pilots. The aircraft was the Sinus, a fully equipped aircraft, including a Pipistrel Factory: combination of performance sister-ship to the Pipistrel’s still going strong in production. She total rescue ballistic parachute system a true research center overall. The first of five two-seat Sinus. Now, the flies on all the Continents of the world which saves the aircraft and both pilots, annual competitions, this sisters are reunited! Apis/ 3 PEM Follow up and is used by flight schools, national all instruments, radio etc. at a reason- launched NASA’s vision for a Bee is a middle wing aviation associations and even militaries able price; provide the owner with 4 Products new age of environmentally- ultralight glider with a for training of their pilots. After such a complete freedom and independence friendly personal air travel. T-tail. All plastic parts are success it was quite realistic to expect – even the helper holding the wing tip 6 Pipistrel flyes over the sky Vance Turner’s Pipistrel Virus made in AFK, GFK and CFK there is also a market niche for a real during take-off is now not needed any of China flown by Michael Coates technology while all main microlight two-seat glider, as well as it’s more by providing two main wheels in of Australia won $160,000 parts are LN certified. Matevz Lenarcic’s World version with an auxiliary, fully retract- parallel configuration; have the most by demonstrating the best The plane itself is made Aviation Project 2010 able engine. Hard-core glider pilots were comfortable cockpit on the market with MPG (29.8), shortest takeoff of armored plastic in not convinced by the glide ratio of 1:30 a separate ventilation system for each distance (736 feet over a 50 combination of epoxy resin 7 Interview: Klaus Ohlmann that Sinus has to offer. The ‘real’ quality pilot and side-by-side seating arrange- foot obstacle), 2nd best top enforced with honeycomb, gliding goes together with glide ratios of ment; be pilot-friendly oriented without Interview: Luca Urbani speed (162 mph - 140 knots) glass, carbon and aramid 1:40 and more. This time, the main idea simple & straight-forward systems and most overall points. The fibers. Featuring the same 8 Pipistrel now also fly over of construction was completely different handling. The fuselage of Taurus uses impressive debut of Virus, wing- and tail section Arabian skies from the one with Sinus, but the aims a special lifting body shape con- a high-tech, carbon fiber aerodynamics as the Sinus remained sky-high. The world’s first cept and features enough Experimental aircraft will and Taurus, you can be Pipistrel’s a revolutionary side-by-side microlight motorglider, room for an auxiliary, yet likely move it to the lead positive in Apis/Bee stellar new building later named Taurus was to: offer fully retractable engine among the next generation gliding performance. the pilots a REAL glider or it’s self- and an incredibly spa- Matevz Lenarcic in of low cost aircraft. www.pipistrel.si/planes/721 lauchable version with an auxiliary, cious cockpit. It was not South Africa yet fully retractable engine and easy to decide how to www.pipistrel.si/news/674 Taurus503 TaurusPureGlider TaurusElectro 15 meters wingspan Apis/Bee 15 meters wingspan In the pictures: A close range of Pipistrel motorgliders during the Pipistrel European Meeting, Aero Club Pisa, Valdera, Italy, 2007. Matevz Lenarcic piloting his Sinus during his world tour, FAI record. The Pipistrel Demo Team taking off Sinus912 during an airshow. 15 meters wingspan The Apis gliding over clouds. The Taurus in flight. The elegant design of the Sinus, the best motorglider Low pass for the fast and nimble Virus OUR DEALERS IN THE WORLD Virus912 AUSTRALIA +385 (0) 31 280 046 GUATEMALA Mr. Tomas Kuzmickasr REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Mr Marc Herzig Arizona and Utah 12,5 meters wingspan X-AIR AUSTRALIA [email protected] Pipistrel de America +37060040040 Pipistrel Macedonia 0338470100 Mr. Robert Mudd Mr. Michael Coates ------------------------------- Latina S.A. [email protected] Predrag Cemerikic [email protected] + 505 269 8234 + 07 5568 7770 CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. Enrique Molina www.aeroteka.lt +389-2-5110511 www.ecolight-schweiz.ch [email protected] [email protected] AIR V.I.P. 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