page_title: Pipistrel Velis Electro
section_title: Specifications
hierarchical_section_title: Pipistrel Velis Electro / Specifications
caption_attribution_description: English: Pipistrel E-811-268MVLC electric aircraft engine mounted on a Pipistrel Velis Electro aeroplane. The E-811 is the first type certified electric engine for aircraft use.
context_page_description: The Pipistrel Velis Electro is a Slovenian light aircraft, designed and produced by Pipistrel of Ajdovščina. The aircraft was EASA CS-LSA fully electric type certified in June 2020 and it is intended primarily for the training aircraft role. The design is the first type certified electric aircraft and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.
context_section_description: Data from AVweb, Flight Global, EASA and manufacturer
  General characteristics
  Crew: one
  Capacity: one passenger
  Length: 6.47 m (21 ft 3 in)
  Wingspan: 10.71 m (35 ft 2 in)
  Height: 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
  Wing area: 9.51 m² (102.4 sq ft)
  Aspect ratio: 12.03:1
  Empty weight: 428 kg (944 lb)
  Gross weight: 600 kg (1,323 lb)
  Powerplant: 1 × Pipistrel E-811-268MVLC electric aircraft engine, powered by two liquid-cooled Pipistrel PB345V124E-L 345 VDC, 11.0kWh lithium batteries in parallel, 57.6 kW (77.2 hp)
  Propellers: 3-bladed Pipistrel P-812/164-F3A, fixed pitch, composite, 1.640 m (5 ft 5 in) diameter
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 181 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn)
  Cruise speed: 170 km/h (100 mph, 90 kn)
  Stall speed: 83 km/h (52 mph, 45 kn) flaps down
  Never exceed speed: 200 km/h (124 mph, 108 kn)
  Endurance: 50 minutes, plus VFR reserves
  Service ceiling: 3,700 m (12,000 ft)
  g limits: +4/-2
  Maximum glide ratio: 15:1
  Rate of climb: 3.3 m/s (650 ft/min)
  Wing loading: 63.1 kg/m² (12.9 lb/sq ft)
  Avionics
  Pipistrel EPSI 570C 144 mm (5.7 inch) LCD cockpit display
caption: Pipistrel E-811 electric engine
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