Elixir Aircraft Elixir

The Elixir Aircraft Elixir is a 2010s French two-seat light aircraft designed and built by Elixir Aircraft.[1] The aircraft is certified CS-23 by the European Aviation Safety Agency[2] and is being certified FAA FAR 23.[3]

Elixir
The Elixir
Role Light aircraft
National origin France
Manufacturer Elixir Aircraft
First flight 31st August 2017
Introduction 20th March 2020
Primary users ATO & FTO
Flying clubs, private pilots

The aircraft was announced at the Paris Air Show 2015 in the form of 2 models.[4] The prototype was publicly unveiled during the 2017 edition of the airshow.[5]

The Elixir has done its first flight on the 31st August 2017 and has been certified CS-23 since 20 March 2020.[2]

Design and development

The development of the aircraft began in 2015. The Elixir first flew on 31 August 2017 from La Rochelle Airport.[6] 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.[7]

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[8]

Variants

See also

Specifications

Data from EASA TCDS[10]

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)
  • Fuel capacity: 104 litres (27 gal)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912iSc flat four air and water cooled piston, 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)
  • Propellers: 3-bladed

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 227 km/h (141 mph, 123 kn)
  • Range: 1,500 km (930 mi, 810 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 3,048 m (10,000 ft)

Avionics

  • Garmin G3X

References
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  1. Kate Sarsfield (30 November 2016). "Elixir aircraft preparing piston-single for 2017 first flight". FlightGlobal.
  2. "Elixir Aircraft receives EASA CS-23 certification - JEC". www.jeccomposites.com/. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  3. "French connection". www.aopa.org. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
  4. Sarsfield, Kate (2015-06-15). "PARIS: Elixir Aircraft unveils new light single". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. Thurber, Matt. "Elixir Aims New Design at EASA-LSA Market". Aviation International News. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  6. Sarsfield, Kate (2017-09-20). "Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight". Flightglobal.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  7. "Le point des essais en vol de l'Elixir". AeroVFR (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-10-01.
  8. Sarsfield, Kate (June 20, 2019). "Elixir Springs to Life". Flight Global.
  9. Besse, François. "L'Elixir en finale pour la CS-23". AeroVFR (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
  10. 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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