Celier XeWing

XeWing
Role	Ultralight aircraft
National origin	Poland
Manufacturer	Celier Aviation
Designer	Raphael Celier
Introduction	2009
Status	Production completed
Unit cost	€60,000 (assembled, 2011)
Developed from	Celier Xenon 2

The Celier XeWing (contraction of Xenon Wing) is a Polish ultralight aircraft that was designed by Frenchman Raphael Celier and produced by his company Celier Aviation of Jaktorów-Kolonia, Poland. It was introduced at AERO Friedrichshafen in 2009. The aircraft was intended to be supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.^[1]

By 2012 the company was no longer advertising the XeWing and it is unlikely that it progressed beyond the prototype stage.^[2]

Design and development

The XeWing was developed by mating the fuselage from the Celier Xenon 2 gyroplane with a newly designed strut-braced parasol wing in place of the rotor system. The aircraft was intended to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.^[1]

The aircraft wing is made from aluminum sheet, has a span of 6.6 m (21.7 ft) and an area of 10 m² (110 sq ft). The wing can be folded for ground transportation and storage. The standard engine specified was the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant.^[1]

Despite the commonality of the fuselage and engine package with the Xenon 2, the XeWing cannot swap its fixed wing for a rotor system.^[1]

Specifications (XeWing)

Data from Bayerl^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Capacity: one passenger
• Wingspan: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)
• Wing area: 10 m² (110 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
• Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 85 litres (19 imp gal; 22 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp)

Performance

• Cruising speed: 150 km/h (93 mph; 81 kn)
• Stall speed: 70 km/h (43 mph; 38 kn)

References

1. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 34. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X
2. Celier Aviation (n.d.). "Welcome to Celier Aviation". Retrieved 15 August 2013.