It is called the RISEN 915 and, although lightweight by design, it is so advanced in technology that it outperforms almost every other Experimental Aircraft now being sold. In fact it is a Risen Model that holds the World Performance Record in its class.  On December 16th, 2015 Risen set a new world speed record for this aircraft category reaching over 323 Km/h with the standard Rotax ULS 100hp engine. The record was set by the Risen designer Alberto Porto.  In American terms, that means that notwithstanding its small engine, the ship went over 200 MPH!

The “Ultralight” RISEN Aircraft in flight.

A view inside the RISEN all ‘glass’ cockpit

The Swiss Excellence Risen is a Swiss two-seat side-by-side configuration, low-wing ultralight aircraft, designed by Italian-Argentine aeronautical engineer, Alberto Porto, and it is produced by Swiss Excellence Airplanes. The aircraft was introduced at the 2015 AERO Airshow in Friedrichshafen, Germany.  It is supplied ready-to-fly.  The airplane, although called an ‘Ultralight,’ is anything but such a category here in the USA.  It has many features that are no less than extraordinary in terms of its highly advanced technology.  One example is that rather than a simple engine throttle, it has a Power-Lever that automatically controls the pitch of the propeller!

Here are some short (under 15 minutes) videos of the ship, two of which are now flying in the USA.