Boscarol was born in 1956 in Postojna, Slovenia, at the time also part of Yugoslavia. His father Augusto Boscarol, a machine engineer, spent several young years as a test pilot at the Aermacchi, an Italian aircraft manufacturer. [2] Family lived in Ajdovščina, a town in western Slovenia near which a small military airfield was located. [3] After elementary and high school in Ajdovščina Boscarol studied economy at the University of Ljubljana. From 1976 to 1986 he was involved in publishing, owned a studio, in photography (official photographer at the Šentjakobsko gledališče theatre in Ljubljana 1976–1980), was an advertising manager of the student radio station in Ljubljana (1976–1978), a manager of several musicians and rock bands. [4][2] Boscarol also organized several art photo exhibitions, including nudes. [5] He introduced the badge concept and mass production to Yugoslavia, at the time unfamiliar in the country. [6][2]
Pipistrel Virus SW 912 IS ultra-light airplane
Pipistrel
In the eighties of the past century the era of hang gliding and powered hang gliding arrived and Boscarol, though flying private aircraft of any kind was not legal, started an own private business, Boscarol studio, a small-scale production of motorized hang gliders, mainly for customers in the neighboring Italy.[3][2][7] He had to test his prototypes, first hang gliders, later ultra-lightairplanes, and to avoid too much attention he flew between dusk and darkness. The flying times and shape of the wings earned the aircraft the nickname "pipistrel", a word locals use in dialect for bat.[8] It is derived from Italian pipistrello.
Boscarol used the word to name his new company, Pipistrel. After a struggling first decade the markets began to open up following the exhibition of Pipistrel Sinus ultra-light aircraft at the 1995 AERO Friedrichshafen European general aviation trade show.[1] Commitment to light designs and fuel efficiency, possible especially in the category of motor gliders paved the way to wide recognition of the company and his ideas.[9]
Assembled engine on a light-sport aircraft in the Pipistrel Ajdovščina factory
Most visible was the successful participation at several NASACentennial Challenges, prize contests aimed at engaging the public at large to help advance the aeronautic and space technologies. It began with the 2007 NASA Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) Challenge competition (Pipistrel Virus)[10] and was followed in 2008, when the event was renamed to NASA General Aviation Technology Challenge (GAT).[11]
The most important of all was the participation at the Google-sponsored 2011 NASA Green Flight Challenge (GFC) competition with a $1,350.000 main prize, the largest in aviation history.[12] Competition rules asked for an aviation breakthrough. The competing aircraft were required to fly 200 miles (320 km) in less than two hours; reach an average speed of at least 100 mph (160 km/h); take off at a distance of less than 2,000 feet (610 m) to clear a 50-foot (15 m) obstacle; deliver a decibel rating of less than 78 dBA at full-power takeoff while using less than one US gallon (3.8 L) of gasoline per occupant. [13]
10 planes entered the competition, 3 of them actually flew and only 2 met the above requirements. The contest-winning Taurus G4 electric plane was of an unconventional design, with two fuselages and a large (200 horsepower or 150 kW) motor in between. Such a design was required to accommodate the over 75 kilowatt-hours (270 MJ) of lithium-ion polymer batteries, nearly half the weight of a 2,350-pound (1,070 kg) plane.[14] The development of this aircraft, led by Tine Tomazic, 5 months from concept to production was achieved using high performance computing (HPC) technologies including computational fluid dynamics. It won the 2014 HPC Innovation Excellence Award.[15]
Awards
Boscarol has received several awards for his work. In 2003, he received the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Podjetnik (Enterpreneur) journal,[16] and the Fifth of May Award by the Municipality of Ajdovščina.[17] In 2004, he received the Paul Tissandier Diploma by the FIA for his exceptional contribution to the development of aviation.[18] In 2005 he received the award for exceptional business and entrepreneurship achievements by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia.[19] In 2011, he was proclaimed the Person of the Year by the Delo newspaper[18] and the then President of Slovenia Danilo Türk awarded him the Golden Order for Merits.[20] In 2023, he was bestowed the lifetime achievement award by the Manager Association, the professional association of Slovenian managers.[21]
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^ abLawrence, James (January 2012), "Light-Sport Chronicles: Profiles In Vision: Ivo Boscarol", Plane & Pilot, Los Angeles, CA, retrieved 1 July 2014
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^Ozebek, Tadeja (March 2012), "Ivo Boscarol: "Zelo sem srečen sam v sebi"", Goriška, Koper, Slovenia, retrieved 2 July 2014
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^. Experimental Aircraft Association News. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
^Loveday, Eric (2 August 2011). "Google sponsors $1.65 million NASA Green Flight Challenge". AutoblogGreen. USA. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
^"2011 CAFE GREEN FLIGHT CHALLENGE" (PDF). Santa Rosa, CA: CAFE / Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
^Paur, Jason (8 August 2011). "Electric Airplane Has 4 Seats, Two Fuselages, One Big Motor". Wired. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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^Kaučič, Primož (10 February 2003). "Podjetnik leta 2003 je Ivo Boscarol". Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^"Delova osebnost 2011: Ivo Boscarol" [Delo's Person of The Year 2011: Ivo Boscarol] (in Slovenian). 3 January 2012.
^ ab"IVO BOSCAROL: Direktor in lastnik najbolj inovativnega podjetja v Evropi" [IVO BOSCAROL: The Director and the Owner of the Most Innovative Company in Europe]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 6 December 2010.
^"GZS že 37. podelila nagrade za izjemne gospodarske in podjetniške dosežke" [The Chamber of Commerce Awards the 37th Awards for Exceptional Business and Entrepreneurship Achievements]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian).
^Šiška, Marko (November 2011). "Succeed or Face Defeat!" (PDF). Sinfo. p. 29. ISSN 1854-0805.
^"Ivo Boscarol je prejemnik priznanja Združenja Manager za življenjsko delo" [Ivo Boscarol Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Manager Association]. N1info (in Slovenian). 25 January 2023.
External References
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March 11, 2023
boscarol, slovene, ˈiːʋɔ, italian, boskaˈrɔl, born, april, 1956, founder, pipistrel, producer, ultralight, light, aircraft, based, ajdovščina, slovenia, boscarol, most, known, aircraft, designer, entrepreneur, born, 1956, april, 1956, postojna, sloveniaoccupat. Ivo Boscarol Slovene ˈiːʋɔ Italian boskaˈrɔl born 15 April 1956 is the founder and CEO of Pipistrel a producer of ultralight and light aircraft based in Ajdovscina Slovenia Boscarol is most known as an aircraft designer and entrepreneur 1 Ivo BoscarolBorn 1956 04 15 15 April 1956 age 66 Postojna SloveniaOccupationCEO of PipistrelYears active1976 presentChildrenTaja Boscarol Contents 1 Early career 2 Pipistrel 3 Awards 4 References 5 External ReferencesEarly career EditBoscarol was born in 1956 in Postojna Slovenia at the time also part of Yugoslavia His father Augusto Boscarol a machine engineer spent several young years as a test pilot at the Aermacchi an Italian aircraft manufacturer 2 Family lived in Ajdovscina a town in western Slovenia near which a small military airfield was located 3 After elementary and high school in Ajdovscina Boscarol studied economy at the University of Ljubljana From 1976 to 1986 he was involved in publishing owned a studio in photography official photographer at the Sentjakobsko gledalisce theatre in Ljubljana 1976 1980 was an advertising manager of the student radio station in Ljubljana 1976 1978 a manager of several musicians and rock bands 4 2 Boscarol also organized several art photo exhibitions including nudes 5 He introduced the badge concept and mass production to Yugoslavia at the time unfamiliar in the country 6 2 Pipistrel Virus SW 912 IS ultra light airplanePipistrel EditIn the eighties of the past century the era of hang gliding and powered hang gliding arrived and Boscarol though flying private aircraft of any kind was not legal started an own private business Boscarol studio a small scale production of motorized hang gliders mainly for customers in the neighboring Italy 3 2 7 He had to test his prototypes first hang gliders later ultra lightairplanes and to avoid too much attention he flew between dusk and darkness The flying times and shape of the wings earned the aircraft the nickname pipistrel a word locals use in dialect for bat 8 It is derived from Italian pipistrello Boscarol used the word to name his new company Pipistrel After a struggling first decade the markets began to open up following the exhibition of Pipistrel Sinus ultra light aircraft at the 1995 AERO Friedrichshafen European general aviation trade show 1 Commitment to light designs and fuel efficiency possible especially in the category of motor gliders paved the way to wide recognition of the company and his ideas 9 Assembled engine on a light sport aircraft in the Pipistrel Ajdovscina factory Most visible was the successful participation at several NASA Centennial Challenges prize contests aimed at engaging the public at large to help advance the aeronautic and space technologies It began with the 2007 NASA Personal Air Vehicle PAV Challenge competition Pipistrel Virus 10 and was followed in 2008 when the event was renamed to NASA General Aviation Technology Challenge GAT 11 The most important of all was the participation at the Google sponsored 2011 NASA Green Flight Challenge GFC competition with a 1 350 000 main prize the largest in aviation history 12 Competition rules asked for an aviation breakthrough The competing aircraft were required to fly 200 miles 320 km in less than two hours reach an average speed of at least 100 mph 160 km h take off at a distance of less than 2 000 feet 610 m to clear a 50 foot 15 m obstacle deliver a decibel rating of less than 78 dBA at full power takeoff while using less than one US gallon 3 8 L of gasoline per occupant 13 10 planes entered the competition 3 of them actually flew and only 2 met the above requirements The contest winning Taurus G4 electric plane was of an unconventional design with two fuselages and a large 200 horsepower or 150 kW motor in between Such a design was required to accommodate the over 75 kilowatt hours 270 MJ of lithium ion polymer batteries nearly half the weight of a 2 350 pound 1 070 kg plane 14 The development of this aircraft led by Tine Tomazic 5 months from concept to production was achieved using high performance computing HPC technologies including computational fluid dynamics It won the 2014 HPC Innovation Excellence Award 15 Awards EditBoscarol has received several awards for his work In 2003 he received the Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Podjetnik Enterpreneur journal 16 and the Fifth of May Award by the Municipality of Ajdovscina 17 In 2004 he received the Paul Tissandier Diploma by the FIA for his exceptional contribution to the development of aviation 18 In 2005 he received the award for exceptional business and entrepreneurship achievements by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia 19 In 2011 he was proclaimed the Person of the Year by the Delo newspaper 18 and the then President of Slovenia Danilo Turk awarded him the Golden Order for Merits 20 In 2023 he was bestowed the lifetime achievement award by the Manager Association the professional association of Slovenian managers 21 References Edit a b Rant Melita November 2011 Slovenia in Purg Danica Rant Melita eds Hidden Champions in CEE and Dynamically Changing Environments 2011 Research Report Bled Slovenia Alexandru Ionuţ Pohonţu p 101 retrieved 2 July 2014 a b c d Golob Tadej June 2007 Ivo Boscarol Playboy Slovenia 45 54 retrieved 2 July 2014 a b Lawrence James January 2012 Light Sport Chronicles Profiles In Vision Ivo Boscarol Plane amp Pilot Los Angeles CA retrieved 1 July 2014 Ivo Boscarol Co operative Online Bibliographic System amp Services Maribor Slovenia Retrieved 2 July 2014 Bolaric Natasa June 2005 The History Making Bat The Slovenia Times Slovenia retrieved 1 July 2014 Ozebek Tadeja March 2012 Ivo Boscarol Zelo sem srecen sam v sebi Goriska Koper Slovenia retrieved 2 July 2014 Ambassador s Visit to Pipistrel Ljubljana Slovenia Retrieved 1 July 2014 Boscarol Slovenian Batman Revolve Magazine Belgium 2 55 2011 retrieved 1 July 2014 Lawrence James 7 May 2013 Prius With Wings Plane amp Pilot Los Angeles CA retrieved 3 July 2014 Pipistrel Virus The Big Winner At PAV Challenge Experimental Aircraft Association News 15 August 2007 Archived from the original on 14 July 2014 Retrieved 3 July 2014 Pipistrel Team Again the Big Winner in NASA GA Technology Challenge Experimental Aircraft Association News 2008 08 13 Archived from the original on 2011 10 06 Retrieved 2011 10 14 Loveday Eric 2 August 2011 Google sponsors 1 65 million NASA Green Flight Challenge AutoblogGreen USA Retrieved 3 July 2014 2011 CAFE GREEN FLIGHT CHALLENGE PDF Santa Rosa CA CAFE Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation 28 July 2009 Retrieved 2 July 2014 Paur Jason 8 August 2011 Electric Airplane Has 4 Seats Two Fuselages One Big Motor Wired Retrieved 3 July 2014 IDC Announces New Winners of HPC Innovation Excellence Awards Framingham MA IDC International Data Corporation 24 June 2014 Archived from the original on 2 July 2014 Retrieved 2 July 2014 Kaucic Primoz 10 February 2003 Podjetnik leta 2003 je Ivo Boscarol Retrieved 26 January 2023 Delova osebnost 2011 Ivo Boscarol Delo s Person of The Year 2011 Ivo Boscarol in Slovenian 3 January 2012 a b IVO BOSCAROL Direktor in lastnik najbolj inovativnega podjetja v Evropi IVO BOSCAROL The Director and the Owner of the Most Innovative Company in Europe Delo si in Slovenian 6 December 2010 GZS ze 37 podelila nagrade za izjemne gospodarske in podjetniske dosezke The Chamber of Commerce Awards the 37th Awards for Exceptional Business and Entrepreneurship Achievements Dnevnik in Slovenian Siska Marko November 2011 Succeed or Face Defeat PDF Sinfo p 29 ISSN 1854 0805 Ivo Boscarol je prejemnik priznanja Zdruzenja Manager za zivljenjsko delo Ivo Boscarol Receives the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Manager Association N1info in Slovenian 25 January 2023 External References EditPipistrel website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivo Boscarol amp oldid 1139049176, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
