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In April 2016, the Virus SW 121 received an EASA Full Type
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had cancelled his permit to make the flight right before he took off. He completed the flight on 19 April 2012, returning to
Slovenia and claiming to be the first person to complete such a flight without a copilot. He flew 100,000 km (62,000 miles) during the journey.
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Short wing version equipped with a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 iS engine with direct fuel injection and an electronic engine management unit. Fuel consumption is reduced by 13% and range is increased by 18% with respect to the SW
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Short wing version equipped with a more powerful 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 ULS engine. The SW 100 cruises at 273 km/h (170 mph), which is 24 km/h (15 mph) faster than the long wing 80 hp (60 kW)
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Based on the SW 121 but featuring a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 ULS engine, it is the first aircraft to be certified under the new German LTF-UL2019 rules for the 600 kg microlight category.
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at an altitude of 8,944 m (29,344 ft), some 90 m (300 ft) above the peak's height; this portion of the journey was not authorized, as
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Special variant of the SW 80 developed for the Indian
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EASA type-certified model in the CS-LSA category. Short wing version powered by a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912 S3 engine.
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By
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The Virus won the NASA 2007 Personal Air
Vehicle (PAV) Challenge and the 2008 General Aviation Technology (GAT) Challenge.
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configuration. The aircraft is available in long wing version (12.5-metre wingspan), powered by an 80 hp (60 kW)
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in a turbocharged Virus SW914, sponsored as the GreenLight World Flight. As part of his flight, he flew past
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The development of the short wing version started in 2007. The Virus SW production started in 2008.
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The different versions of the Virus are flown by private individuals and flight schools worldwide.
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1071:"Flying the Pacific on 93 gallons of fuel Pilot to circumnavigate world in Pipistrel motor glider"
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750:, Kitplanes, Volume 28, Number 12, December 2011, page 63. Belvoir Publications. ISSN 0891-1851
279:(12 aircraft). The two-seat Pipistrel Virus SW 80 aircraft, known as the Garud after a bird in
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1290:"Type certificate data sheet NO. EASA.A.573 For Virus SW 121"
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is a two-seat, single engine light aircraft manufactured by
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Short wing version with 10.7-metre (35 ft) wingspan.
925:"Pipistrel Virus SW 121 got EASA Full Type Certificate"
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903:"Slovenia's Pipistrel marks 600th ultralight aircraft"
766:, page 70. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
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273 km/h (170 mph, 147 kn) at 75% power
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100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
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986:"Pipistrel Introduces New, Already Certified Plane!"
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161:Introduced in 1999 and based on the design of the
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1164:"Pipistrel signs huge microlight deal with India"
243:launched an around-the-world flight attempt from
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603:283 km/h (176 mph, 153 kn)
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1093:"Pipistrel LSA Flies Above Mt. Everest"
857:"Explorer SW 121A – Pipistrel Aircraft"
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551:9.51 m (102.4 sq ft)
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462:Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence
239:On 8 January 2012, Slovenian pilot
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1209:. 23 October 2019. Archived from
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533:6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
492:Specifications (Virus 912 SW 100)
36:Ultralight civil utility aircraft
1133:G. C., G. K. (12 October 2015).
660:8.4 m/s (1,650 ft/min)
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1577:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1270:Kate Sarsfield (10 June 2020).
748:2012 Kit Aircraft Buyer's Guide
1567:1990s Slovenian sport aircraft
1411:(in Danish). 18 November 2021.
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1091:Grady, Mary (30 March 2012).
642:6,800 m (22,300 ft)
1587:Aircraft first flown in 1999
1332:"Pipistrel Explorer SW 121A"
905:. Shanghai Daily. 2013-04-18
923:Pipistrel (21 April 2016).
572:600 kg (1,323 lb)
324:Virus SW 115 (SW 914 Turbo)
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958:"Virus SW 121 description"
588:, 75 kW (100 hp)
379:Velis Club (Virus SW 121C)
261:Indian Ministry of Defence
1405:"Nu har Forsvaret el-fly"
566:289 kg (637 lb)
69:August 10, 1999
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385:Explorer (Virus SW 121A)
1120:, April 20, 2012, p. 8.
1118:Washington Post Express
803:"Pipistrel Sinus/Virus"
681:Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
512:General characteristics
500:Pipistrel Virus cockpit
123:Pipistrel Velis Electro
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485:Royal Danish Air Force
263:, to supply 194 light
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169:Design and development
878:"LSA Crashworthiness"
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487:- 2 x Velis Electro
439:National Cadet Corps
331:turbocharged engine.
269:National Cadet Corps
156:light-sport aircraft
1015:"Pipistrel History"
670:Related development
570:Max takeoff weight:
464:– 5 × Velis Electro
441:– 110 × SW 80 Garud
275:(72 aircraft), and
218:Operational history
1582:High-wing aircraft
1572:Pipistrel aircraft
1359:. 24ur. 2021-10-01
1336:Pipistrel Aircraft
1250:Pipistrel Aircraft
1232:Pipistrel Aircraft
1174:on 12 October 2015
1019:Pipistrel Aircraft
962:Pipistrel Aircraft
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807:Pipistrel Aircraft
620:Never exceed speed
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435:– 12 × SW 80 Garud
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1041:"Pipistrel Virus"
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990:Plane & Pilot
723:"#3, 2, 1… 1000!"
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