Pipistrel Sinus

Piston single engine • High Wing • Fixed gear

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Payload vs. Range

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Occupants

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Fuel on board

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Extra weight

Range

Available Range / nm

Mission capable. Aircraft can handle the current load with full fuel tanks.

Fuel capacity reduced by gallons ( gal usable for nm range).

Over max gross weight. Reduce payload by lbs to safely operate this aircraft.

Extra weight is the additional payload available with your selected passengers.

Mission Profile

MOSAIC Eligible

In production

Light-Sport

100

KTAS

Cruise Speed

440

Max Range

26,900

Service Ceiling

Occupants

510

lbs

Wet Payload

Estimated Ownership Costs

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About the Pipistrel Sinus

Overview

The Pipistrel Sinus is a two-seat, side-by-side touring motorglider: a long-winged sibling of the Virus that trades the Virus’s speed for a 28:1 glide and the ability to shut the engine down and soar. Its 49-foot high-aspect wing and feathering propeller let it cruise economically on the 80-horsepower Rotax 912, under three gallons an hour at low power, or fly as a self-launching sailplane. In the US it is a factory Special Light-Sport Aircraft, eligible in both the light-sport airplane and light-sport glider categories.

Key Features for GA Buyers

Motorglider efficiency. A 28:1 best glide and a long, slender wing let the Sinus fly far on very little fuel; at low power it burns under three gallons an hour, and with the engine off it soars.
Feathering propeller. The variable-pitch Pipistrel Vario propeller feathers to cut drag, delivering the 28:1 glide ratio in flight.
Sport-pilot and MOSAIC eligible. A stall speed of 36 knots sits well under the sport-pilot gate; the variable-pitch propeller adds a one-time section 61.327 endorsement, not a rating.
Mogas economy. The Rotax 912 runs on car gas, holding the direct operating cost to $32 an hour.

Trade-offs

Slow by cruiser standards. The long wing that makes it efficient also holds cruise near 100 knots; a buyer who wants speed looks at the shorter-winged Virus SW instead.
Two-seat, light payload. Useful load is 606 pounds, enough for two adults and modest baggage, not a load-hauler.
Glider handling on the ground and in wind. The long span and light wing loading demand care while taxiing and in gusty crosswinds, and the wing needs more hangar or tie-down space than a typical two-seater.
Niche support. Built in modest numbers and supported through Pipistrel’s dealer network rather than a broad service base.

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weights

Height: 5.6 ft
Length: 21.3 ft
Parking area (ft²): 1554.33 ft²

Max Takeoff Weight: Source: manufacturer figure 1,320 lbs
Max Landing Weight: 1,320 lbs
Useful Load: Source: manufacturer figure 606 lbs
Fuel Capacity: Source: manufacturer figure 16 gal

Performance

Cruise Speed: Source: manufacturer figure 100 KTAS
Never-Exceed (V_NE): Source: manufacturer figure 121 KIAS
Approach Speed: 45 KIAS
Stall, Clean (V_S₁): Source: manufacturer figure 36 KIAS
Range: 440 NM
Service Ceiling: Source: manufacturer figure 26,900 ft
Rate of Climb: 866 fpm

Engine

Sources

Where the figures on this page come from. Pipistrel Sinus specifications are traced to published references; estimated values are flagged inline next to the figure.