The Xair has a conventional three-axis aircraft layout, two seater side-by-side, with high wing, and tractor configuration Engine in the front, it also has tricycle-landing gear. The cockpit can be semi-open, or fully enclosed, with the optional lexan doors offering cold weather protection and a Panoramic view to pilot and passenger.

The Xair is a high wing, 2 seats, side by side, conventionally controlled, microlight/ultralight aircraft, with full dual controls, toe brakes, elevator trim & over 3+ hours flying time, on it's two 25L fuel tanks, which are filled easily at the side of the fuselage. The Xair's layout consists of a high mounted tractor engine set up, tricycle undercarriage, and a maximum all up weight of 450kg.

The Xair is manufactured in India, and is supplied in kit form, which comes very complete. Only your choice of Engine/Prop & Instruments are required to finish it, ready for flight.

The Xair is delivered in 2 crates for easy assembly.
All the components are individually wrapped for protection, and it will nearly take you as long to unwrap everything as it does to put it together!

Nearly all of the exposed tubing, comes White Epoxy painted for long life, and it looks good too. All the bolts are in there respective places, and many of the components come pre-assembled ready to fit, like the Tailplanes, Elevators & Rudder.
Even the wiring harness is already done, with dual Ignition switches, key switch, starter button, Ampmeter & spare accessory switch & power plug/socket, all included in the kit, ready to fit.

Xair en vol


Assembly can be done in an average garage, with simple hand tools.

The Manual shows all stages of construction, by easy to follow drawings, showing where each part fits.

The basic structure goes together very quickly, and each day or evening work on the kit, is satisfying, because the progress can be seen. Not like other homebuilds, where you spend weeks, and still can't see what you have done.The Xair is fitted with full Dual controls, i.e. two sticks, two throttles, so it doesn't matter what seat your in, it feels just the same. Which makes the Xair perfect for an Instructor, to teach his student/new owner, how to fly. The main advantage of being in the left seat is to get the use of the superb independant toe brakes, fitted to the top of the Rudder pedals.

There is plently of sideways room inside, such that the shoulders do not touch. The seating is great and is fitted with headrests. The cockpit floor is solid, so no more watching where you put your feet, like in the older design microlights. Added comfort is gained in the colder days, by fitting the optional door kit, which makes it even enjoyable on the worst of days.

Ground handling is excellent, especially the suspension. Each wheel has its own shock absorbing system, which takes out all of the bumps from the roughest of fields, alot of other microlights would'nt go, where an Xair would go!

In flight the X-AIR handles exceptionaly well, with a high degree of maneuverability if needed (3.5sec - 45deg left to right). The pitch control is nicely balanced, and the aerodynamic Trim tab, does away with all the efforts on the stick. Just set your throttle for cruise, trim for level flight, and on a nice day, you can sit back with your arms folded and admire the view!

Xair au décollage The latest model Xair has been developed over a number of years and in excess of 550 aircraft have been exported all over the world including France, Italy, Spain, Greece, India, South Korea, Canada, USA, Portugal, Great Britain, and Australia.
The advantage of the Ultralight category is that, as aircraft have to be built to lower weight limits, and as they are generally non-aerobatic and fly at lower speeds than conventional aircraft, the construction techniques used are simpler and less expensive than conventional aircraft, they are also cheaper in capital cost, as well as operational and maintenance costs.

Ultralight aircraft are a practical choice for individual owners who fly as a hobby, or perhaps farmers who will use their aircraft for checking on stock and water, as well as being used for basic training for new student pilots.


Aircraft Construction
The Xair is constructed using a technique that has been refined over the past 12 years using aluminum alloy tubing covered with Dacron sailcloth. This technique has many advantages over other methods of construction, such as economy, lightweight, and easy replacement of components by the user itself, making maintenance and repairs cheap and simple. Moreover, the structure will deform under impact, absorbing energy, thus providing an excellent passive safety factor.

Basic Flight Trainer
The Xair is fully equipped to function as a basic trainer aircraft, the inherent stability of the Xair, combined with its low take off and landing speeds make it a very forgiving aircraft. Moreover the Xair refuses to spin, and has very mild stall characteristics. The exceptionally docile behavior makes the Xair perfect for use as a basic trainer aircraft. The low capital costs and low maintenance costs mean that flight training by organisations using the Xair will be at very competitive costs.

Aerial Surveilance and Observation

The low flying speed, and short take off / landing distances make theXair particularly suitable for farming applications and aerial observation organisations concerned with wild life, forests, power-lines etc.. And in remote areas the Xair can be an effective "eye in the sky" for organisations such as the coast guard, armed forces, search and rescue and the police.


Flight Controls
The Xair features full dual controls; its behavior in flight is very similar to a conventional light aircraft, such as a Cessna 150 for instance. This makes the Xair an excellent machine for basic flight training at minimal capital and running costs, which are very low when compared to a conventional light aircraft. Both the pilot and the passenger have their own control stick which is located between the legs, each person has a throttle control and the pilot has toe operated brakes; aircraft used for training can also be fitted with an emergency brake operated by the instructor. The control inputs in the Xair are firm and very positive, the aircraft will fly for extended period’s hands off, and the aircraft is self-stabilising in turbulence. The Xair also has a solid wooden floor in the cockpit.

Trailering
We get asked about trailering the Xair probably more than any other question. The Xair can be pulled down in about 15 minutes. Firstly, the Velcro attached wing nappy is removed, the wing skin tensioning belts are released, the aileron cable is detached and with the assistance of a helper the wing struts are removed and finally, the wings are detached from the main fuse tube. Convenience is the main feature of the Xair as all the wing removal can be done without tools. The wing can be reattached in about 25 minutes. A number of trailer designs are available for transporting the Xair aircraft.

Suspension
The suspension design is unique to Ultralight aircraft. It is similar to shock absorbers on a motorcycle and can handle all the bumps and potholes on grass and bush strips with ease. The Xair can be landed quite heavily without any problems. Because the rear shocks take up the impact in a manner that leaves you and your passenger in disbelief as you can barely feel any shock in the cabin. The front wheel has dual shock suspension with trailing link design steering, the trailing link design straightens up immediately on touch down, so even landing in cross winds is relatively easy in the Xair. The shock absorber design used on the Xair offers outstanding rebound dampening, when the aircraft it landed heavily the shock compresses and then extends slowly, the aircraft is not launched back into the air like the bungee systems found on other aircraft. The undercarriage is very strong and durable and has been stressed to +- 9 Gs in each direction!

Flight Instruments
The standard instrument package we recommend consists of the following: tachometer, airspeed indicator, altimeter, compass, exhaust gas temperatures EGT, turn and slip indicator (ball), battery charge indicator, engine hour meter, engine water temperature gauge (Rotax 582 and 618) and cylinder head temperatures CHT (Rotax 503). Other optional equipment include radio, intercom, headsets GPS etc. and may be deleted if low cost is a priority as they may be added later on as needed.