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N78PV

Pipistrel VIRUS

Valid Electric airplaneMontana

N78PV is a Pipistrel VIRUS, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Reps R1 Drive Unit CO LLC, an LLC in Helena, Montana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 10, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated July 30, 2014.

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Aircraft

Maker
Pipistrel (Slovenia)
FAA spelling: PIPISTREL D O O AJDOVSCINA
Model
VIRUS
Serial number
456 VN 912
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Rotax 912UL · 80 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
AA8F86 (octal 52507606)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 10, 2021
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · July 30, 2014
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
01129942

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Reps R1 Drive Unit CO LLC
Type
LLC
Address
C/O Deer Creek Corporate Services
PO Box 1840
Helena, MT 59624-1840

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data