MENU
  • Products
      • GENERAL AVIATION
        • menu-pantheraPanthera
          The sleekest and most efficient, perfectly designed four-seater with retractable landing gear for your comfortable and affordable travels.

          LEARN MORE >
        • menu-explorerExplorer
          Its airframe offers unbeatable aerodynamics while being robust for landing on unprepared terrains.

          LEARN MORE >
        • menu-velisVelis Club
          The Velis Club suits a wide range of uses from basic flight instruction, to glider towing, and long-range cross-country flying with unbeatable performance.

          LEARN MORE >
        • menu-velis-electroVelis Electro
          First ever Type Certified electric powered aeroplane, fully approved for pilot training in Day VFR operations.

          LEARN MORE >
      • LIGHT SPORT & MICROLIGHT
        • nav-alphatrainerAlpha Trainer
          A lightweight and simple solution for competitive training. The perfect compromise between good performance and low price.

          LEARN MORE >
        • nav-alphaelectroAlpha Electro
          A revolutionary airplane capable of flying with 1 EUR energy cost per hour. No engine rumble in the cockpit, no need for headsets, no annoyance to the neighbourhood.

          LEARN MORE >
        • nav-virusswVirus SW
          The most advanced and affordable 2-seat EASA Type-certified airplane in its category, it is the ideal Trainer or Personal Travel Airplane.

          LEARN MORE >
      • GLIDERS
        • nav-tauruselectroTaurus Electro
          Electric powered 2-seat side-by-side versatile self-launching glider with twin landing gear for totally independent gliding.

          LEARN MORE >
        • nav-taurusmTaurus M
          Fuel powered 2-seat side-by-side versatile self-launching glider with twin landing gear for totally independent gliding.

          LEARN MORE >
        • nav-sinusSinus
          Four aircraft in one: a perfect glider, an efficient and fast cross-country cruiser, a versatile trainer, and a flexible wingspan solution transformer.

          LEARN MORE >
      • OTHER PRODUCTS
        • Velis X-Alpha VR Simulator
        • Electric Engine E-811
        • Battery Systems and BMS
        • Charging Infrastructure
        • 51% KITS
        • Propellers
        • Additional Equipment
        • Extreme Flights
        • Controls for Disabled
        • Smart Dim
        • Legacy Products
  • Special Missions
  • Air Cargo
  • Service & Support
    • Online Training Academy
    • Technical Publications
      • Technical Publications Portal
      • Illustrated parts catalogue
    • Maintenance
    • Issue Reporting
      • Warranty/Maintenance Report
      • Safety/Occurrence Report
      • Product Improvement
      • LSA – MRA
    • Product Registration
    • Find Support Near You
  • Company
    • About Us
    • Our Services
    • Design Certifications
    • Projects
    • News
    • Careers
    • Distributors & Flight Schools
    • General and Warranty Terms
  • Menu Menu

Why Alpha?

Lightweight

A lightweight and simple solution for competitive training. The perfect compromise between good performance and low price.

Ideal Basic Aircraft

The ideal basic personal aircraft for daily flight pleasures, using only 10 litres of unleaded fuel per hour.

Robust Usage

Strong undercarriage and proven track record with thousands of hours flown in training operations.

PreviousNext
DESCRIPTION

ALPHA TRAINER:

A simple, yet complete flying solution!

Alpha Trainer represents a special concept of economic training for pilots. Built on the solid pedigree of our extensive Sinus and Virus models product line-up, the Alpha Trainer combines quality with an affordable price. It offers convenient flying with no performance set-backs;it is an efficient two-seat composite aircraft, which combines Pipistrel’s competitive advantages, high-tech manufacturing and ease of use. Powered by the Rotax 912 80 HP engine it burns less than 9.5 litres (2.5 US gal) of ordinary mogas fuel per hour in the training role perfoming circuits. It is suitable for beginners as well as for seniors, having an easy cockpit access. The cockpit is spacious, quiet and offers perfect communication between instructor and student. To tolerate student pilots we have built in a strong and durable undercarriage, capable of accepting hard landings with good absorption.

The Alpha Trainer is the perfect robust aircraft, easy to fly, repair and maintain without breaking the bank. At the moment more than 500 Alpha Trainers are used all over the World, resisting also in the harshest conditions and used by civil and military Flight Academies, often flying 5-8 hours every day. By selecting some optional equipment with exciting features the Alpha Trainer can offer significant upgrades to your flying activity.

The complete Alpha Trainer solution with its low operation cost, highly efficient performance and great value for money relation brings a top competitive product when considering new training aircraft offers.

It is important to highlight Alpha Trainer key outstanding characteristics:

  • It is approved for stalls demonstration and has benign stall characteristics for the training market with no flying surprises
  • It is capable of doing circuits all day long, in all conditions including excessive heat well above 100°F (37°C)
  • It has good ventilation and heating when required                                                                                                                                                        
  • It has approved strobes and lighting
  • It has guaranteed access to reliable spare parts supply to keep the aircraft on the flight line
  • It has reasonable range for cross-country flight training
  • It is easy to refuel and service daily
  • It has a ballistic parachute rescue system as standard equipment
  • It has a durable finish for outdoor storage
  • It has good brakes for the odd ‘urgent occasion’
  • It has dual flight controls, easy and quickly adjustable for different sized people
  • It has a classic-looking instrument panel
  • It has an expected long operating life
  • It has tricycle landing gear configuration with a steerable nose wheel
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

TECHNICAL DATA PIPISTREL ALPHA TRAINER

TECHNICAL DATA PIPISTREL ALPHA Trainer
ENGINE ROTAX ROTAX 912 UL
max power 80 hp at 5800 rpm
PROPELLER
Fixed pitch wooden 63″/ 1620 mm diameter propeller with protected leading edge
DIMENSIONS
wing span 34,4 ft. (10,5 m)
length 21.33 ft. (6.5 m)
height 6.07 ft. (2.05 m)
wing area 96.6 sqft (9.51 m2)
rudder area 11.8 sqft (1.1 m2)
tail area 11.6 sqft (1.08 m2)
aspect ratio 11,3
positive flaps 0°, 15°, 25°
center of gravity 20% – 38% MAC
WEIGHTS
empty weight 615 lbs (279 kg)
max take off weight (MTOW) 1212 lbs (550 kg)
Payload with full fuel 507 lbs (230 kg)
fuel tanks capacity 13,2 US gal (50 l)
useful fuel 12,7 US gal (48 l)
PERFORMANCES
DATA PUBLISHED FOR MTOW 1,212 lbs All speeds in Knots
stall with flaps 37 kts
stall without flaps 43 kts
cruising speed (75% power) 108 kts
maximum horizontal speed at sea level 120 kts
VNE 135 kts
max speed with flaps down 70 kts
manoeuvring speed 86 kts
best climb speed 75 kts
max climb rate 1,220 fpm
best glide ratio speed 64 kts
best glide 15:1
take off run 459 feet
take off over 50′ obstacle 738 feet
service ceiling 18,000 feet
45°-45° roll time 2.6 sec
fuel consumption at cruise speed 3.6 US gph (13.6 lph)
endurance (with 30 min reserve) 3.1 hours
cruise range distance 324 NM (600 km)
max load factor permitted @ (1.875) +4g -2g
design safety factors & tested minimum 1.875
Note: Pipistrel reserves the right to revise this data sheet whenever occasioned by product improvement, government/authority regulations or other good cause.
MANUALS & BULLETINS
Being familiar with the aircraft manuals makes your flying much safer and more efficient. Pipistrel Technical Publication Portal is your central location to find all manuals and service information in a single spot.

Browse by content, maximum takeoff weight, category, or model name. A search function () is also available in the upper right corner of the Technical Publication Portal interface.

“Please log in using username: guest, password: guest”

Click here to access the Technical Publication Portal
CERTIFICATES & REGISTRATIONS

Alpha Trainer ICAO designator: PIAT

ICAO_designator

http://cfapp.icao.int/Doc8643/8643_List3.cfm?mfc=PIPISTREL

Australia

LSA C of A for 24-8304 Pipistrel Alpha Trainer 550kg

Austria

Alpha Trainer Type Certificate

Alpha Trainer CD

Belgium

Type approval Alpha Trainer Belgium

Bulgaria

Certificate of registration Alpha Trainer Bugaria

Chile

Certificate of registration Alpha Trainer Chile

Canada

The Alpha Trainer was added to the Canadian approved list for Advanced Ultra-light:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviation/standards/general-ccarcs-advancedullist-2036.htm

Finland

Alpha Trainer TT 20150212

France

France_Certificate

Germany

Certifikation_DE-AlphaTrainer
Alpha Trainer DE 919-131

Guatemala

Guatemala Alpha Trainer LSA PtF

Honduras

Certifikat Alpha Trainer Honduras

Hungary

Hungary alpha trainer
Típusalkalmassági alpha trainer

Mexico

Alpha-trainer-Ultralight-Mexico-Validation
Alpha-trainer-Ultralight-Mexico-Validation1
Alpha-trainer-Ultralight-Mexico-Validation2
Alpha-trainer-Ultralight-Mexico-Validation3

Netherlands

Type Approval ALPHA TRAINER Netherlands

Peru

Certificate_Peru

Poland

LTZ DS 12-2013-001
LTZ 12-2013-1

Russia

Certificate_Russia

Slovenia

TC Alpha Trainer

Spain

HD TC 290-I rev5

Resolución 47_16

TC 290-I rev 2

Turkey

TC Alpha Trainer

United Kingdom

1_Type Approval Alpha BCAR-S 164 _TADS

1_Type Approval Alpha BCAR-S 164_AAN

Uruguay

Certificate Alpha LSA Uruguai

USA

Alpha LSA Certificate

BUY
Click here to Buy

If you are interested in the electric version of the training aircraft, please visit the page of ALPHA ELECTRO.

PIPISTREL LOCATIONS NEAR YOU

DEALERS

ENQUIRIES

ORDER NOW

PIPISTREL d.o.o.
GORIŠKA CESTA 50a
SI – 5270 AJDOVŠČINA
SLOVENIA

info@pipistrel-aircraft.com
tel.: +386 5 36 63 873
fax: +386 5 36 61 263

CONTACT US
  • Products
  • Special Missions
  • Air Cargo
  • Service & Support
  • Company

FLY WITH US

  • > Panthera
  • > Explorer
  • > Velis Club
  • > Velis Electro
  • > Alpha Trainer
  • > Alpha Electro
  • > Virus SW
  • > Taurus Electro
  • > Taurus M
  • > Sinus
Rotax

STAY UPDATED – join our mailing list!

SUBSCRIBE

Search

Jezik – Language

  • Slovenščina
© Copyright - Pipistrel Aircraft - Enfold WordPress Theme by Kriesi
Scroll to top

This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

OKLearn more

Cookie and Privacy Settings



How we use cookies

We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

Google Webfont Settings:

Google Map Settings:

Google reCaptcha Settings:

Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

Privacy Policy

You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.

Privacy Policy
Accept settingsHide notification only

STAY UPDATED
join our mailing list!