Welcome back to the days of affordable flying ! The X-Air is a fully featured, affordable light aircraft, developed over several years there are now more than 1200 flying world-wide. The French designed, Indian manufactured X-Air is the total package, it's best attributes are safety, performance and affordability; it comes with so many standard features that other aircraft just cant compete. The X-Air is without question the best selling Ultralight aircraft in Europe, England the US and Australia.
The Standard X-Air Features
Quick build kit shipped in two wooden crates build time 100 to 200 hours MAX
2 person side by side seating 42 inches wide (wider than a 172)
Full dual controls (stick, rudder and throttle)
Steerable nosewheel
Differential pilot toe operated brakes
Full-body padded seats with adjustable headrests
4 point safety harness
Excellent weather and wind protection - even without the doors
Wrinkle-free heavy duty Dacron covering
Composite nosepod
Tricycle undercarriage with real shock absorber suspension
Trailing link front suspension
In-flight adjustable elevator trim
Large composite instrument panel
Full pre-wired electrical harness
Engine mounts for all popular engines
Airfoil section struts for wing and undercarriage supports
Cromoly pilot protection cage
Aircraft grade aluminium and hardware used throughout
Stressed to +6 -4 airframe and +/- 9 undercarriage
Dual fuel tanks, total capacity 59 litres
Quick detach high lift wings
Steerable Nose wheel with Suspension
Rear Wheels with Suspension
TECHNICAL DATA
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Jabiru 2200
Empty weight basic (kg)
230 kgs
237 kgs
262 kgs
Max. empty weight equipped (kg)
284 kgs
281 kgs
284 kgs
Max empty weight equipped with parachute (kg)
306.5 kgs
303.5 kgs
306.5 kgs
Maximum weight (kg)
490 kgs
490 kgs
490 kgs
Fuel capacity (l)
50 liters
50 liters
50 liters
Engine
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Jabiru 2200
Cooling
air
water
air/oil
Carburetor
2
2
1
Electronic ignition
2
2
2
Power
52hp at 6500
64hp at 6500
80hp at 3300
Engine Displacement
496.7 cm3
580.3 cm3
2200cm3
Fuel mixture
2%
2%
NA
Fuel
92 octane
92 octane
95 octane
Wingspan
9.80 m
Length
5.65 m
Height
2.55 m
Cockpit width
1.16 m
Wings area
16,00 m2
Loading
+6 -3
PERFORMANCE
Rotax 503
Rotax 582
Jabiru 2.2
Take off run
140 m
120 m
120 m
Climb rate fpm
500 fpm
690 fpm
590 fpm
Max Cruise speed at level
54 knots
60 knots
60 knots
Cruise speed economical
45 knots
50 knots
50 knots
Consumption economical lph
14 lph
12 lph
9 lph
Landing
80 m
Sink rate mini
690 fpm
Climb speed
38 knots
Stall speed
26 knots
VNE
80 knots
Service ceiling
12,000 feet
Glide ratio
8:1 @ 38 knots
Distance to clear 15 m at landing
140 m
Distance to clear 15 m at take off
250 m
220 m
230 m
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