AUSTRALIAN LIGHT AVIATION · SINCE 1998

Small aircraft.
Big horizons.

A global resource for X-Air owners and enthusiasts. Explore original manuals, interactive parts catalogues and a living aviation archive, built on our Australian story since 1998.

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Red and white X-Air Hanuman light sport aircraft in flight above blue water
FROM THE X-AIR AUSTRALIA COLLECTIONHanuman / In flight
THE AIRCRAFT. THE PEOPLE. THE STORIES.Australian heritage. Worldwide owner resources.

FOR AIRCRAFT OWNERSKeep your X-Air story flying.

Manuals & drawings ↗Interactive parts catalogues ↗Enquire about parts ↗

01 / THE AIRCRAFT

Three chapters.
One spirit of flight.

Explore the aircraft that shaped X-Air in Australia, through original photographs and preserved model information.

01Yellow and blue X-Air Standard parked on an airfield

X-AIR Standard

The original.

The familiar rag-and-tube X-Air: side-by-side seating, a high wing and simple, accessible construction.

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02Yellow X-Air Flap/Falcon parked on grass

X-AIR Flap / Falcon

An evolution in the wing.

Three-stage flaps and a different wing and tail distinguish the F model from the original Standard.

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03Red and white X-Air Hanuman light sport aircraft in flight above clouds

X-AIR Hanuman

The next chapter.

A more enclosed cabin and enlarged fuel capacity brought another dimension to the X-Air family.

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Former X-Air Australia factory building

02 / OUR STORY

It began with
two aircraft.

In July 1998, Michael Coates imported two X-Airs into Mudgee, New South Wales. A club aircraft and a demonstrator became the beginning of a much wider story.

From Mudgee to the Gold Coast ↗

03 / FROM THE LOGBOOK

Flying was only
half the adventure.

Read the field notes ↗
Ocean and coastal islands seen beneath a X-Air wing strut

OWNER ADVENTURE

A weekend at Moreton Island

X-Air aircraft and visitors at the Bankstown aviation display

FROM THE EARLY YEARS

Two X-Airs to Bankstown

04 / THE OWNER LIBRARY

The right document.
Within easy reach.

Assembly manuals, flight and maintenance manuals, illustrated parts catalogues and three-view drawings. Preserved, organised and ready to download.

Open the owner library ↗13 aircraft documents
3 aircraft families

OWNER RESOURCES

Service bulletins & additional manuals

Service bulletins & airworthiness notices ↗

Supplemental Standard & Hanuman documents ↗