{"airworthiness_class":"Experimental","airworthiness_date":"2024-03-06","airworthiness_ops":"Research and development","category":"sustainable","cert_issue_date":"2021-06-30","city":"MELBOURNE","country_code":"US","county_code":"009","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"49851","engine_horsepower":77,"engine_maker":"PIPISTREL","engine_model":"E-811 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-06-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":1,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-05-19","maker":"Pipistrel","maker_country":"SI","maker_raw":"PIPISTREL D O O","maker_segment":"Piloted electric and eVTOL","mfr_mdl_code":"05640DH","mode_s_code":"53017220","mode_s_hex":"AC1E90","model":"VIRUS SW 128","n_number":"N880HM","name":"FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N880HM is a Pipistrel VIRUS SW 128, a glider powered by electric motors, built in 2021. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Florida Institute Of Technology, a corporation in Melbourne, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 30, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for research and development, dated March 6, 2024.","region":"Southern","region_code":"7","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":2,"serial_number":"VSWX1280032","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"FL","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"150 W UNIVERSITY BLVD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Glider","type_aircraft_code":"1","type_engine":"Electric","type_engine_code":"10","unique_id":"01345006","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N880HM","watchlist_group":"Electric airplane","watchlist_note":"Velis Electro, the first type-certified electric airplane, Slovenia","weight_class":"","year_mfr":2021,"zip":"329016975"}