The wing is the same as the wing used on the Pipistrel Sinus and Taurus. The Twister is a development of the Pipistrel Spider. Pipistrel makes light sport electric aircraft such as the Pipistrel WATTsUP. The Apis-Bee is a second generation derivation of the original Pipistrel Apis design. In 1992 the company was officially registered as Pipistrel d.o.o. The proof of concept resulted in the Pipistrel Alpha Electro production aircraft. Boscarol used the word to name his new company, Pipistrel. The Pipistrel Taurus is a Slovenian self-launched two-seat microlight glider designed and built by Pipistrel. IAF also ordered 72 Pipistrel Virus SW 80 microlight aircraft for basic training purpose. The Pipistrel Taurus two-seat motorglider uses the same wing as the Sinus. The design used the wings of the Pipistrel Sinus with a new two-seat side-by-side fuselage. The Pipistrel Virus flew for the first time on August 10, 1999. The Pipistrel Sinus comes with either nose-wheel or taildragger landing gear. In 2004 Pipistrel released the world's first side-by-side 2-seat self-launching glider, the Pipistrel Taurus. By March 2019, Pipistrel had produced more than 2000 aircraft.