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Alpi Flies Rotax-Powered Light Twin
Two 916iS engines deliver 200-knot cruise.
Italian aircraft manufacturer Alpi said it’s new Pioneer Twin had its maiden flight on Nov. 5 at the company’s base at San Quirino, Italy. The aircraft is a four-place twin using 160 horsepower Rotax 916 iS engines. The company says the aircraft will have a 200-knot cruise at 15,000 feet at 75 percent power and a range of up to 1,150 nautical miles. It has a wood and composite airframe and a Dynon HDX panel is standard. Garmin G3X is also available.
The aircraft was introduced in 2022 with Rotax 912 iS engines. Then the more powerful 915 iS was planned and upgraded to the 916is when it was displayed at Aero 2026 in Germany earlier this year. The company did not release any details on the maiden flight yet still had plenty to say. “Today, technical specifications or lists of things done are not needed. Today, emotions speak,” the company said in a post announcing the flight. “The goosebumps speak when you see it take off. The deep, immense satisfaction of a goal that smells of future, team, and pure passion speaks.”
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