Elixir Aircraft Elixir Explained

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]

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 did its first flight on 31 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elixir aircraft preparing piston-single for 2017 first flight. FlightGlobal. 30 November 2016. Kate Sarsfield.
  2. Web site: Elixir Aircraft receives EASA CS-23 certification - JEC . 2023-08-10 . www.jeccomposites.com/ . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2023-07-20 . French connection . 2023-08-10 . www.aopa.org.
  4. Web site: PARIS: Elixir Aircraft unveils new light single. Sarsfield. Kate. 2015-06-15. Flightglobal.com. en-GB. 2019-10-01.
  5. Web site: Elixir Aims New Design at EASA-LSA Market. Thurber. Matt. Aviation International News. en. 2019-10-01.
  6. Web site: Elixir two-seat piston-single takes flight. Sarsfield. Kate. 2017-09-20. Flightglobal.com. en-GB. 2019-10-01.
  7. Web site: Le point des essais en vol de l'Elixir. AeroVFR. French. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191001145630/https://www.aerovfr.com/2018/03/le-point-des-essais-en-vol-de-lelixir/ . 2019-10-01 .
  8. Web site: Elixir Springs to Life. Sarsfield. Kate. June 20, 2019. Flight Global.
  9. Web site: L'Elixir en finale pour la CS-23. Besse. François. AeroVFR. French. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190709102600/https://www.aerovfr.com/2019/06/lelixir-en-finale-pour-la-cs-23/ . 2019-07-09 .

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