The 4-seater from the future
The new Panthera has arrived from the future – now personal and executive transport is both quick and affordable.
Advanced safety equipment
Advanced safety equipment including avionics with active stall prevention and a full airframe parachute rescue system
Flying with future technologies
The Panthera features leading edge technologies the both safety and performance. Mogas capable engines with hybrid propulsion on the horizon

Introduction
The sky has opened-up like never before and the need for travelling long distance, quickly and efficiently has never been greater. Nobody likes to be stuck at a big airport, going through long lines of security checks, risk of airborne diseases, just to board the aeroplane?
Imagine a fast yet extremely economic aeroplane, which can take you and 3 friends, colleagues or business partners anywhere you want, whenever you want.
Imagine an aeroplane, that can operate from small, short-runway airfields that you bring you closer to destination than ever before avoiding the larger airports and opening a whole world of opportunities.
An aeroplane, meticulously designed to keep you safe, comfortable, is quiet and friendly to the environment. An innovative aeroplane, which instantly catches attention.
Your quiet, high performance aircraft, your personal time machine is the Panthera.
Innovation.
Panthera is designed by applying the most modern design and construction techniques, on top of 30 years of knowledge, experience and excellence in building aircraft. Panthera’s organic curves are a product of optimization through advanced, in-house developed computer tools, where each detail is designed to ensure minimum drag and maximum efficiency.
It is specially optimized to ensure minimum noise and maximum performance, reducing the aircraft’s environmental footprint and increasing cabin comfort. Panthera also features all-electric systems for component actuation. Its titanium trailing-link undercarriage, flaps and trim are all electrically operated, resulting in low weight and maximum reliability by removing the need for complex and heavy hydraulic systems. All internal and external lighting is realized using state-of-the-art LED technology, providing for better clarity, recognition and feel.

Performance.
Panthera achieves unprecedented efficiency through careful aerodynamic shaping, retractable titanium undercarriage, lightweight advanced composite structure, a tailor-made propeller and a dedicated performance exhaust system. Efficiency is translated directly into more speed for the same power. No other four-seat aircraft exists that flies this fast on the same engine! For the owner/operator this represents significantly lower operating costs and simplified maintenance.
The maximal range is available with any payload, something which pilots of four-seat airplanes have been wishing for. The robust design of the undercarriage and low overall weight allows for operations from short grass strips, taking you as close as possible to your desired destination. The engine is ready for the future, able to accept unleaded fuels and meeting the future environmental requirements. Hybrid and electric models further reduce the take-off noise footprint by taking advantage of the pure-electric take-off.
TECHNICAL DATA PIPISTREL PANTHERA | |
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ENGINE | Lycoming I0-540V-V4A5 |
max power | 260 hp / 194 kW |
WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS | |
max take off mass, MTOM | 1315 kg / 2900 lb (subject to extension to 1360 kg / 3000 lb) |
useful payload | 500 kg / 1100 lb |
total usable fuel | 2 x 105 l / 2 x 27.7 gal |
full fuel payload | 350 kg / 770 lb |
length | 8.07 m / 26 ft 6 in |
wingspan | 10.86 m / 35 ft 8 in |
height | 2.19 m / 7 ft 2 in |
wing area | 11.2 m2 / 121 ft2 |
cabin width - front seats | 1.3 m / 51.2 inches |
cabin width - rear seats | 1.05 m / 41.1 inches |
PERFORMANCE (at MTOM) | |
stall speed (flaps extended), VS0 | 55 KIAS |
stall speed (flaps retracted), VS | 60 KIAS |
maneuvering speed, VA | 143 KIAS |
never exceed speed, VNE | 220 KIAS |
typical cruise speed at 75% power | 194 KTAS @ FL100 |
typical cruise speed at 55% power | 178 KTAS @ FL080 |
climb rate at MTOM and VY | 6.6 m/s / 1300 ft/min |
take off ground roll | 372 m / 1220 ft |
take-off distance (50 ft obstacle) | 657 m / 2155 ft |
landing distance (50 ft obstacle) | 706 m / 2316 ft |
landing ground roll | 346 m / 1135 ft |
fuel consumption at 75% power | 56 l/h / 14.8 gal/h |
fuel consumption at 55% power | 42 l/h / 11.1 gal/h |
range (with 45 min reserve) | > 1000 nm, 155 KTAS, FL 120, 4 people aboard (4 x 86 kg) |
ceiling | 7600 m / FL250 |
STANDARD AVIONICS | Garmin G3X GDU 460 dual 10-inch display PFD and MFD (dual ADAHRS, Synthetic Vision, EMS, ARINC module) |
Garmin GMC 307 2-axis GPS-slaved digital autopilot | |
Garmin GTN 750 Xi Com/Nav/IFR GPS, touch screen | |
Garmin GTN 650 Xi Second Com/NAV/IFR GPS, touch screen | |
Garmin GMA 35 Remote Audio Panel, Intercom | |
Garmin GTX 345R Transponder Mode C/S ES ADS-B In/Out | |
Artex ELT 345 (406 MHz) | |
Mid-Continent Instruments SAM Backup Airspeed, Backup Altimeter, Backup Artificial Horizon | |
Note: Data is for sea level, hard runway, ISA conditions. Pipistrel reserves the right to revise this data sheet whenever occasioned by product improvement, government/authority regulations or other good cause. |
Comfort.
One of the major design points of Panthera is the state-of-the-art ergonomic cabin. All features provide superior comfort and usability for people of all sizes. Access is easy via three large gull-wing style doors, two in the front for pilot and co-pilot and one for the back row of seats. Pilot and co-pilot seats are adjustable, as are the rudder pedals. The central stick is ergonomic and provides the sporty feel signature to Panthera. Back seats are very wide and feature a 2+1 seating arrangement. There is a supersized – standard cabin luggage sized – cargo door, but the cargo can also be accessed from the cockpit during the flight! The interior is furnished with the highest quality leather and LED lighting for exclusive feel and functionality. .

Materials and technology.
Each detail of Panthera’s graceful lines has been thoroughly aerodynamically optimized using customized, state of the art computational fluid dynamics software, resulting in a smooth and clean shape. The specially designed wing airfoils are optimized for cruise efficiency and therefore speed, while at the same time ensuring high maximum lift and docile stall characteristics. Its instantly recognizable T-tail ensures low interference drag and helps improve spin characteristics by preventing the horizontal stabilizer from shadowing the rudder at high angles of attack.
Realizing Panthera’s aerodynamic shape while still ensuring maximum safety and keeping the weight low would be impossible without the use of advanced next-gen materials. The majority of the structure of the aircraft is made from carbon-fibre composites, with antistatic materials and Kevlar used in areas where it matters. The retractable trailing-link undercarriage is built from titanium, giving it superior strength and energy absorption properties at minimum system weight. All actuation systems on the aircraft are fully electric, avoiding the need for complex and heavy hydraulics.
Safety.
Panthera is your personal high performance bubble of safety! As part of the rich serial equipment, Panthera features a full-airframe parachute rescue system, which was specially developed, so it can be deployed at both low- and high speeds as well as low altitudes.
The cabin has been engineered as a safety cell/roll bar with built-in energy absorption zones, providing superior safety to the occupants in the event of an accident. The seats and safety belts are engineered to the latest +26G CS/FAR-23 certification standards. Immediately noticeable is the incredible view from the cockpit. By having just one central pillar, the pilot’s view forward and sideward is virtually unobstructed, thus greatly improving the safety of flight. The ergonomic cockpit comes with special annunciation panels, improving situational awareness when it comes to different audio and visual alarms (terrain, stall, overspeed, engine issues, etc.).
Panthera’s performance also contributes to safety – the lightweight structure, powered by powerful engines means that you will reach safe speeds and altitudes much quicker than usual, reducing time spent in the »critical zones«. Special attention has been paid to realize the aerodynamic shape, which gives Panthera excellent handling at low speeds and superior stall/post-stall characteristics. Also important are tailored solutions to simplify maintenance, thus reducing the probability of mistakes occurring during the check-ups.