Elixir Aircraft Elixir

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

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

The Elixir did its first flight on 31 August 2017 and has been certified CS-23 since 20 March 2020.

Design and development
The development of the aircraft began in 2015. The Elixir first flew on 31 August 2017 from La Rochelle Airport. 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.

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

Variants

 * NVFR
 * IFR
 * A more powerful version, equipped with the Rotax 915iS, mainly suited for travel.
 * A version equipped with a towing hook, allowing glider towing.