The Celier Xenon 2 (also referred to by the manufacturer as the Xenon II) is a series of

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s that was designed by Frenchman Raphael Celier and produced by his company, Celier Aviation of

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, Poland. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 178. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Production of the Xenon 2 has ended and only the

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model remained in production is 2017.

Design and development

The

side-by-side configuration Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

Xenon 2 complements the

tandem seat Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

Celier Kiss series of autogyros. The Xenon 2 series all feature a single main rotor,

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, a low-set

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, a fully enclosed two seat cockpit and a choice of engines, all mounted in pusher configuration. One hundred Xenon 2s had been completed by 2011. The design has been developed into the three seat Celier Xenon 3 and Xenon 4.

Variants

;Xenon 2 RT : Turbocharged model, powered by a four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition

Rotax 914 The Rotax 914 is a turbo-charged, four-stroke, four-cylinder, horizontally opposed aircraft engine with air-cooled cylinders and water-cooled cylinder heads. It is designed and built by the Austrian company BRP-Powertrain, owned by Bombardier ...

engine in pusher configuration. ;Xenon 2R Eco :Model powered by a four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition

Rotax 912ULS The Rotax 912 is a horizontally-opposed four-cylinder, naturally aspirated, four-stroke aircraft engine with a reduction gearbox. It features liquid-cooled cylinder heads and air-cooled cylinders. Originally equipped with carburetors, later ...

engine in pusher configuration. ;Xenon 2 Executive :Upgraded turbocharged model, powered by a four cylinder, air and liquid-cooled, four-stroke, dual-ignition

engine in pusher configuration. The aircraft has many upgrades and optional equipment as standard, including a Mitsubishi turbocharger that boosts the engine power output. ;Xenon 3 :Development version ; Xenon 4 :Further refined three-seat version

Specifications (Xenon 2 RT)

References

External links

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