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	31 August 2017
Introduction	20 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 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

• NVFR^[9]
• IFR^[9]
• A more powerful version, equipped with the Rotax 915iS, mainly suited for travel.^[9]
• A version equipped with a towing hook, allowing glider towing.^[9]

See also

• https://elixir-aircraft.com/ company website

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