Elixir Aircraft Elixir

The Elixir Aircraft Elixir is a 2010s French two-seat light aircraft designed and built by Elixir Aircraft.[1] The aircraft conforms to the European Aviation Safety Agency Certification Standard CS-23.[2]

Elixir
The Elixir prototype at the Paris Air Show 2019
Role Light aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Elixir Aircraft
First flight 31 August 2017
Introduction April 2020

The aircraft was announced at the Paris Air Show 2015 in the form of 2 models[3]. The prototype was publicly unveiled during the 2017 edition of the airshow[4].

Its entry into service is expected following the award of the type certificate in March 2020.

Design and development

The development of the aircraft began in 2015. The Elixir first flew on 31 August 2017 from La Rochelle Airport[5]. The aircraft flew for about 40 minutes at around 5000 feet.

Starting from March 2018, another campaign of flight tests took place, with new objectives and another test pilot.[6]

The Elixir is a two-seat cantilever low-wing monoplane made of carbon fiber. It has a T-tail and a fixed tricycle landing gear and side-by-side seating in an enclosed cabin.

The Elixir is powered by a nose-mounted Rotax 912iSc 3 Sport engine with a three-bladed MT-Propeller tractor propeller. The aircraft has a Ballistic parachute for emergency use.

The initial aircraft production is at Périgny, next to La Rochelle. It is intended to move production to a new factory at La Rochelle airport[7]

The production rate is going to be relatively reduced in a first time (10 to 12 aircraft the first year), before increasing in 2021 to reach 30 aircraft per year.[7] The manufacturer hopes to reach a cadency of 100 aircraft per year around 2024.

Variants

See also

Specifications

Data from EASA TCDS[9]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Capacity: One passenger
  • Length: 6.06 m (19 ft 11 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.48 m (27 ft 10 in)
  • Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 7.9 m2 (85 sq ft)
  • Max takeoff weight: 544 kg (1,199 lb)
  • Fuel capacity: 29
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912iSc flat four air and water cooled piston, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Avionics

  • Garmin G3X

References
  1. Kate Sarsfield (30 November 2016). "Elixir aircraft preparing piston-single for 2017 first flight". FlightGlobal.
  2. "An aircraft for private pilots". Elixir Aircraft.
  3. Sarsfield, Kate (2015-06-15). "PARIS: Elixir Aircraft unveils new light single". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. Thurber, Matt. "Elixir Aims New Design at EASA-LSA Market". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. Sarsfield, Kate (2017-09-20). "Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  6. "Le point des essais en vol de l'Elixir". AeroVFR (in French).
  7. Sarsfield, Kate (June 20, 2019). "Elixir Springs to Life". Flight Global.
  8. Besse, François. "L'Elixir en finale pour la CS-23". AeroVFR (in French).
  9. https://www.easa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/dfu/ELIXIR_EASA.A.633_TCDS_Issue-01%20%281%29.pdf EASA TCDS EA/A.633
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