On The Cover: That's the attention-getting Pipistrel Panthera. With retractable gear, a beefy Lycoming engine and slick modern styling, it's generated lots of hype since arriving in the U.S. this past fall. It's not certified yet, but it's expected to sell for a touch less than a new Cirrus SR22. Editor-at-large Paul Bertorelli put the Panthera through the wringer and prepared a flight trial report.
At the Aero show in Friedrichshafen, in 2012, the undisputed star was a sleek and sexy four-place single from the innovative Slovenian company, Pipistrel. The Panthera surprised on several levels because Pipistrel was a player in the world of microlight/light sport aircraft, but wasn’t thought to harbor aspirations toward the mainstream certified market. But […]
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