Air Creation iXess explained

The Air Creation iXess is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes, as well as those of other manufacturers.[1]

Design and development

The wing is a cable-braced, king post-equipped hang glider-style wing designed as a high performance and competition wing for two-place trikes, although it is also used for flight training. It currently comes in one size, the iXess 15, named for its metric wing area of 15m2, although a 13m2 version was once available.[2]

The wing is made from bolted-together aluminium tubing, with its 90% double surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 101NaN1 span wing has a nose angle of 120°, an aspect ratio of 6.66:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar.[3]

Originally the top-of-the line wing in Air Creation's catalog, the iXess has lost that position to the Air Creation BioniX, although the iXess remained in production through 2013.

Operational history

The iXess has been widely used in microlight competition and was used to win World Championships in 2001, 2005 and 2007, as well as the European Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

Variants

iXess 13
  • 13m2 version, no longer in production
    iXess 15
  • 15m2 version, still in production in 2013

    Applications

    Notes and References

    1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 200. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
    2. Web site: iXess. 27 February 2013. Air Creation. n.d.. https://web.archive.org/web/20130218124428/http://www.aircreation.fr/en/catalog/wings/ixess_15_234. 2013-02-18. dead.
    3. Web site: iXess 15 Specifications. 27 February 2013. Air Creation. n.d.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041223/http://www.aircreation.fr/produits/ailes/ixess-15/ctp_ixess_15_a.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
    4. Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, pages 91-92. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X

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