2026 Pipistrel Taurus Electro

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The Taurus Electro offers complete freedom and is a ground-breaking two-seat, side-by-side, self-launching glider. With superb handling, excellent gliding performance and a spacious cockpit, the Taurus Electro is ready for you.

Thanks to the all-electric 40 kW powertrain, the Taurus Electro can operate from shorter runways and climb faster, representing a leap forward on performance, functionality and pilot ease.

On board, Taurus Electro features a full networked avionics package providing fly-by-wire powertrain management with built in multi-layer protection. Cutting edge hybrid battery management provides better performance and longer battery life, with the ability to monitor battery status and all parameters.

Engine Specifications

• Model
• Taurus Electro
• Engine
• Electric 40/30
• Max power
• 40 kW 2 min/30 const
• Propeller – 2 blade
• Pipistrel 1650 mm diam

Additional Features

Sizes

• Wing span
• 14.97 m
• Length
• 7.30 m
• Height – propeller extended
• 2.7 m
• Wing area
• 12.33 m²
• Rudder area
• 0.86 m²
• Horizontal tail area
• 1.36 m²
• Aspect ratio
• 18,6
• Positive flaps
• 0,+5,+9,+18 deg
• Negative flaps
• 5 deg (up)
• Center of gravity
• refer POH

Weights

• Empty weight
• 306 kg with 20 Ah batteries
• Minimum pilot weight (no front ballast)
• 90 kg
• Minimum pilot weight (with optional front ballast)
• 69 kg
• Max take off weight (MTOW)
• kg
• Fuel tank capacity in the wing

N/a

Useful fuel

N/a

• LI-PO battery capacity
• 20 Ah / 4.75 kWh (std)

Performances

• Stall with flaps
• 63 km/h
• Stall without flaps
• 71 km/h
• Maneuvering speed
• 163 km/h
• Max speed with flaps down
• 130 km/h
• Max speed with airbrakes out
• 225 km/h

Vne

• 225 km/h
• Min. sink
• 0.70 m/sec
• Min. sink speed
• 94 km/h
• Max sink with airbrakes
• 5.5 m/sec
• Best glide
• 41:1
• Best glide ratio speed
• 115 km/h
• Max glide at 150 km/h
• 1:32
• Max aerotow speed
• 107 km/h
• 45°-45° roll time
• 3.5 sec
• Takeoff run MTOW
• 160 m
• Takeoff over 15 m MTOW
• 245 m
• Best climb speed
• 95 km/h
• Max climb rate (MTOW)
• 3.1 m/s
• Service ceiling MTOW
• 2,000 m AGL
• Max load factor permitted (x1,8)
• 5.33 G, -2.65 G
• Design safety factors & tested
• minimum 1.875
• Fuel consumption at full power

N/a