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Pipistrel's Panthera pairs a four-seat cabin with an all-composite airframe. The collected background covers its development programme, including proposed powerplants and different stages of the design. Aerobask documents the equipment and simulator generation of its own implementation.
Aircraft background
Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗Efficiency in cruise, with a modest prototype climb
Horne joined Robert Likar in the early Panthera prototype at Ajdovščina. The grass-field departure on a warm day produced a less impressive initial climb than the aircraft’s appearance might have suggested, with nearby trees attracting his attention. Once established in cruise, however, its combination of speed and modest fuel consumption made a much stronger impression. The clean airframe took time to slow down.
AOPA Pilot. Early 210 hp IO-390 prototype flown with Robert Likar at Ajdovščina. The page’s publication date conflicts with dates in its text.
AOPA Pilot · Read more ↗A custom Dynon and GTN cockpit for XP11
Aerobask’s Panthera uses custom Dynon SkyView and Garmin 750/650 instruments with touch and mouse-scroll interaction. The listing targets X-Plane 11, with aircraft, SkyView and GTN manuals included. Its panel therefore differs from the Garmin installation in the later real-aircraft demonstration described by Skies.
Pipistrel Panthera · Aerobask · X-Plane 11
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The Panthera is FAST, Efficient, and BEAUTIFUL - Flight Demo
A flight demonstration explores the Panthera's cockpit and handling.
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Meet Pipistrel Panthera
Pipistrel's Panthera pairs a four-seat cabin with an all-composite airframe. The collected background covers its development programme, including proposed powerplants and different stages of the design. Aerobask documents the equipment and simulator generation of its own implementation.
Pipistrel Panthera
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Pipistrel Panthera
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History & design
A design shaped around efficient four-seat travel
Urlacher’s account traces the project to a 2007 challenge from Pipistrel founder Ivo Boscarol for a faster, longer-ranging four-seater. The early prototype used a 210 hp IO-390 while the team planned a change to the larger IO-540 for subsequent development.
Plane & Pilot · Pipistrel Panthera ↗Historical programme account; projected certification dates are not treated as completed milestones
A later demonstration aircraft uses the IO-540
The aircraft flown for Skies’s 2021 report had the 260 hp IO-540 and a Garmin-based panel. It was operating in the experimental exhibition category. This later configuration is distinct from the earlier IO-390 prototype and its Dynon installation.
Skies · Pipistrel Panthera: The perfect personal airplane? ↗Configuration documented in the 2021 flight report
Development milestones
First flight: April 4, 2013
Wikipedia contributors · Pipistrel Panthera ↗Pipistrel Panthera · family/variant named by the source · Wikipedia revision 1370443953
Pilot accounts
Efficiency in cruise, with a modest prototype climb
Horne joined Robert Likar in the early Panthera prototype at Ajdovščina. The grass-field departure on a warm day produced a less impressive initial climb than the aircraft’s appearance might have suggested, with nearby trees attracting his attention. Once established in cruise, however, its combination of speed and modest fuel consumption made a much stronger impression.
The clean airframe took time to slow down. As the undercarriage and flaps were extended for the return, the change in drag then required more power to maintain the approach. Horne found the landing straightforward and the cushioning gear helpful. His report makes the contrast within that particular flight useful: the economical cruise and friendly arrival did not erase the limited climb he had experienced in the lower-powered prototype.
AOPA Pilot. Early 210 hp IO-390 prototype flown with Robert Likar at Ajdovščina. The page’s publication date conflicts with dates in its text.
Read the full account · AOPA Pilot ↗A brief Colorado demonstration with lessons in pitch
Maya Charles had a short opportunity to fly the Panthera while other prospective customers waited. He liked the supportive seating, but the view forward over the nose and around the centre structure required adjustment. The first takeoff revealed sensitive pitch response, and a later attempt felt smoother as he became more familiar with it.
The aircraft’s low drag also demanded attention during descent, when Chan alerted him to the increasing speed. Configuring for landing changed the picture substantially. During the arrivals, unfamiliar sightlines and pitch attitude required coaching, including help with alignment when the nose restricted his view. He remained impressed by the aircraft’s appeal, while explicitly limiting his conclusions to a brief dealer demonstration conducted without a prior review of the operating handbook.
Skies · July 2021. A 260 hp IO-540 demonstration with Andrew Chan of Right Rudder Aviation; one nose-gear door had been removed for this flight.
Read the full account · Skies ↗Visiting Slovenia to fly the first prototype
Urlacher arrived in Slovenia with Christian Briand to see the Panthera at an early stage of development. Its appearance suggested a small, tightly packaged aircraft, so the room inside came as a pleasant surprise. The flight began from a grass runway still affected by recent rain, followed by handling and performance work over the surrounding countryside.
He liked the responsive controls and found the view useful during turns. Knez demonstrated how much speed the clean aircraft could gain when the undercarriage and flaps were retracted without changing power. Returning for landings, Urlacher found that the aircraft could be positioned precisely and that the undercarriage softened the arrival. His favourable report belongs to the original, lower-powered prototype; the more powerful version discussed in the article was still a development plan.
Plane & Pilot · February 2016 publication. Early 210 hp IO-390 prototype evaluation with test-pilot friend Christian Briand and Pipistrel’s Saso Knez.
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X-Plane 11Pipistrel Panthera
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Pipistrel Panthera
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Aircraft specifications
Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.
| Specification | Published value |
|---|---|
| Length | 8.07 m (26 ft 6 in) |
| Wingspan | 10.86 m (35 ft 8 in) |
| Height | 2.19 m (7 ft 2 in) |
| Wing area | 11.2 m² (121 sq ft) |
| Empty weight | 815 kg (1,797 lb) |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,315 kg (2,899 lb) |
| Powerplant | 1 × Lycoming IO-540-V4A5 six cylinder piston aircraft engine , 190 kW (260 hp) Variants will include a hybrid system and a pure electric option, each 150 kW (201 hp) continuous power. |
| Propellers | 3-bladed |
| Cruise speed | 359 km/h (223 mph, 194 kn) at 75% power, FL080 |
| Stall speed | 102 km/h (63 mph, 55 kn) flaps extended |
| Range | 2,800 km (1,700 mi, 1,500 nmi) at 190 KTAS, FL120, with 4 people aboard |
| Service ceiling | 7,600 m (25,000 ft) |
| Rate of climb | 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min) at MTOM and V Y |
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Simulator documentation
A custom Dynon and GTN cockpit for XP11Pipistrel Panthera · Aerobask · X-Plane 11
Aerobask’s Panthera uses custom Dynon SkyView and Garmin 750/650 instruments with touch and mouse-scroll interaction. The listing targets X-Plane 11, with aircraft, SkyView and GTN manuals included. Its panel therefore differs from the Garmin installation in the later real-aircraft demonstration described by Skies.
Gathered Aerobask Panthera page
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Set the load and cabin before the flightPipistrel Panthera · Aerobask · X-Plane 11
A popup menu handles options, fuel and weight, including passengers and luggage. The developer describes interiors tied to the selected livery, windshield rain effects and an FMOD environment built using real Lycoming engine recordings. Switches, doors and other cockpit interactions have their own sounds.
Developer’s published simulator feature scope
Aerobask · Read the source ↗Pilot account
Efficiency in cruise, with a modest prototype climbAOPA Pilot. Early 210 hp IO-390 prototype flown with Robert Likar at Ajdovščina. The page’s publication date conflicts with dates in its text.
Horne joined Robert Likar in the early Panthera prototype at Ajdovščina. The grass-field departure on a warm day produced a less impressive initial climb than the aircraft’s appearance might have suggested, with nearby trees attracting his attention. Once established in cruise, however, its combination of speed and modest fuel consumption made a much stronger impression. The clean airframe took time to slow down.
Thomas A. Horne
AOPA Pilot · Read the source ↗A brief Colorado demonstration with lessons in pitchSkies · July 2021. A 260 hp IO-540 demonstration with Andrew Chan of Right Rudder Aviation; one nose-gear door had been removed for this flight.
Maya Charles had a short opportunity to fly the Panthera while other prospective customers waited. He liked the supportive seating, but the view forward over the nose and around the centre structure required adjustment. The first takeoff revealed sensitive pitch response, and a later attempt felt smoother as he became more familiar with it. The aircraft’s low drag also demanded attention during descent, when Chan alerted him to the increasing speed.
Michael Maya Charles
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Aircraft background
Pipistrel PantheraWikipedia contributors · Research background · retrieved 2026-09-12Product
Pipistrel PantheraAerobask · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12Type designator
ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03Built-in force-feedback profiles
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