Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
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The Pipistrel Alpha Trainer is a Slovenian two-seat, single-engine light-sport aircraft intended specifically for flight training, designed and produced by Pipistrel in Gorizia, Italy.[2][3]
Alpha Trainer | |
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Pipistrel Alpha in flight | |
Role | Light-sport aircraft |
National origin | Slovenia |
Manufacturer | Pipistrel |
First flight | 2012 |
Status | In production |
Produced | May 2012 – present |
Number built | 500+[1] |
Developed from | Pipistrel Virus |
The Alpha was announced at the end of 2011 and production started in 2012.[4] Based on the design of the Pipistrel Virus, it is intended to be a low-cost solution for LSA flight training both in the acquisition and operating costs, while still including a full airframe emergency recovery parachute system as standard equipment.
The electric version of the Alpha Trainer was announced in 2015, and as of January 2020, it remained the only commercially available electric airplane in the world, with the exception of electric motorgliders.[5]