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Comparing Pipistrels

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Hi Steve,

I was interested in your article of the fly-off between the Virus and the Vixxen [“The Battle of the Big Vs”, Australian Flying January-February 2021].

I have a Pipistrel Virus Sports with a Rotax iS fuel-injected engine. The Sports model has a slightly bigger air box on the engine.

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