page_title: Pipistrel Virus
section_title: Specifications (Virus 912 SW 100)
hierarchical_section_title: Pipistrel Virus / Specifications (Virus 912 SW 100)
caption_attribution_description: English: Pipistrel Virus cockpit
context_page_description: The Pipistrel Virus is a two-seat, single engine light aircraft, manufactured by Pipistrel in Slovenia and Italy, and sold as an ultralight, homebuilt kit, or light-sport aircraft.
  Introduced in 1999, based on the design of the Pipistrel Sinus, the Virus has been produced in a number of variants with different engines, wingspans, and undercarriage configurations. It can be equipped with a full airframe emergency recovery parachute system.
context_section_description: Data from Manufacturer
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Capacity: one passenger
  Length: 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
  Wingspan: 10.71 m (35 ft 2 in)
  Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
  Wing area: 9.51 m² (102.4 sq ft)
  Aspect ratio: 11.3
  Empty weight: 289 kg (637 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
  Fuel capacity: 100 litres (22 imp gal; 26 US gal)
  Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912 ULS , 75 kW (100 hp)
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 283 km/h (176 mph, 153 kn)
  Cruise speed: 273 km/h (170 mph, 147 kn) at 75% power
  Stall speed: 79 km/h (49 mph, 43 kn) without flaps
  Never exceed speed: 302 km/h (188 mph, 163 kn)
  Range: 1,450 km (900 mi, 780 nmi)
  Endurance: 5.3 hours
  Service ceiling: 6,800 m (22,300 ft)
  g limits: +4, -2
  Maximum glide ratio: 17:1
  Rate of climb: 8.4 m/s (1,650 ft/min)
caption: Pipistrel Virus cockpit
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