Slovenian aircraft company Pipistrel received award from NASA

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Pipistrel is Slovenian producer of light aircraft. Model VIRUS received award for the best light airplane

Part of article about NASA award and Pipistrel from CNet news:
After all of the race data was tallied Saturday, NASA named its winners in the evening. The grand prize of $100,000 went to the team flying a slightly modified short-wing Pipistrel Virus, a Slovenia-built sport aircraft that's only recently been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration and which sells for about $70,000. That plane, flown by an Australian pilot who works for Pipistrel, also won $25,000 for the best short-take off, and another $25,000 for the efficiency challenge. The Australian pilot Michael Coates called the plane the "Prius of airplanes" not because it's a hybrid but because it can go as fast as 170 mph and get 50 miles to the gallon. Link for whole article is here:
Article about Pipistrel on Cnet.