Pipistrel’s Velis Electro was the first commercially available, all-electric aircraft to secure certification anywhere, following EASA approval for the two-seat type in 2020.

The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro, which allows U.S. flight schools to operate the electric aircraft for flight ...

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro became the world’s first—and currently the only—electric aircraft to receive full type certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in 2020 ...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to lease two Pipistrel Velis Electro light sport aircraft powered by an electric motor as part of the Agility Prime program, the Textron ...

Pipistrel’s Velis Electro single-engined full-electric light aircraft is a head-turner. Unobtrusively parked on the ramp, the slender two-seater is often mistaken for a powered glider.

Under current certification regulations in the U.S., it is not possible to certify a light sport aircraft ... Velis Electro Points To A Sustainable Future, Part 2: https: ...

Trainees around the country are already flying Pipistrel's Velis Electro, an electric model that is beginning to pop up at flight schools, under an FAA light-sport aircraft exemption.

The FAA's granting of an exemption to Textron eAviation means that Pipistrel Velis Electro owners and buyers can fly their electric-powered airplanes under light sport aircraft regulations ...