| David McRae of X-Air LS from Redmond Oregon was at the U.S. Sport Aviation with the X-Air LS light sport aircraft. Dave is currently working on LSA certification for the X-Air LS and expects to have it in place by April 2008. Dave has a background in aviation having worked most of his professional carrier for a FAR 23 aircraft manufacturer, and operating an FBO facility. He has also traveled to India to visit the X-Air manufacturing facility. It is planned the X-Air LLC will be manufacturing the X-Air in the U.S. with parts being supplied from India. The planes will be manufactured, assembled and tested in Oregon. The plane will be available in as a kit and as a ready to fly craft under the lightsport aircraft program. Power for the X-Air LS is provided by the Jabiru 2200, 85 HP, 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, direct drive air cooled engine. The X-Air LS uses an aluminum tube bolt together construction covered in dacron sail cloth. It features side by side seating, with dual stick and rudder controls, and left hand throttles. The flap handle and elevator trim are located centrally overhead and both are manually operated. Ground steering is via a steerable nosewheel. Disc brakes are located on the pilot side and are cable activated. Suspension on the main is via a shock absorbing bungee cord system while the nosewheel features a coil spring arrangement. The fuel selector switch is located to the right of the pilot seat but is easily accessible for by either pilot. The fuel tank is located behind the right hand seat and is monitored through the Dynon D 10 system. The standard instrument panel features basic flight instruments and the ICOM A 200 radio, and the Dynon D10 engine monitoring system. The well padded seats are fully adjustable for and aft. The plane gets off the ground in under 300 feet with a climb rate of 800 feet per minute. Stall comes in at under 40 mph at full gross. The X-Air LS provides excellent visibility with a large windshield, glass panel doors, and an overhead skylight. Dave expects that once up and running the factory will be able to produce about 4 aircraft per month, from the 3500 area production facility located in Redmond Oregon.
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