What is "pipistrel"

Pipistrel \Pi*pis"trel\, Pipistrelle \Pip`i*strelle"\, n. [F. pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zo["o]l.) A small European bat ( Vesperugo pipistrellus); -- called also flittermouse.

n. (alternative form of pipistrelle English)

n. small European brown bat [syn: pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus]

Pipistrel d.o.o Ajdovščina is a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer established in 1987 by Ivo Boscarol and based in Ajdovščina. It was the first private aircraft company in Yugoslavia. Its facilities are located in Ajdovščina and near the town of Gorizia, Italy. By June 2016, Pipistrel had produced more than 1500 aircraft.