The innovative Slovenian company Pipistrel is still toiling away on the sleek and sexy Panthera single-engine retractable. In this in-depth video, AVweb’s Paul Bertorelli took the airplane for a couple of flights and crunched all the numbers. So is it as fast as it looks? Pretty much.
Flight Trial: Pipistrel’s Sleek Panthera
Key Takeaways:
- Slovenian company Pipistrel is actively developing the Panthera, a sleek single-engine retractable aircraft.
- AVweb's Paul Bertorelli conducted test flights and analyzed the Panthera's performance, as detailed in the accompanying video.
- Initial evaluations suggest the Panthera largely lives up to its fast appearance in terms of speed.
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