The Air Creation iXess is a French double-surface ultralight trike

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, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes, as well as those of other manufacturers.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 200. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The wing is a cable-braced, king post-equipped

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-style wing designed as a high performance and competition wing for two-place trikes, although it is also used for

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. It currently comes in one size, the iXess 15, named for its metric wing area of , although a version was once available. The wing is made from bolted-together

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tubing, with its 90% double surface wing covered in

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sailcloth. Its span wing has a nose angle of 120°, an aspect ratio of 6.66:1 and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. Originally the top-of-the line wing in Air Creation's catalog, the iXess has lost that position to the

Air Creation BioniX The Air Creation BioniX is a French double-surface ultralight trike wing, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The wing is widely used on Air Creation trikes.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Av ...

, although the iXess remained in production through 2013.

Operational history

The iXess has been widely used in microlight competition and was used to win World Championships in 2001, 2005 and 2007, as well as the European Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

Variants

;iXess 13 : version, no longer in production ;iXess 15 : version, still in production in 2013

Applications

* Air Creation iXess Clipper 582Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', pages 91-92. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster OK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X *

Air Creation Skypper The Air Creation Skypper is a French ultralight trike, designed and produced by Air Creation of Aubenas. The aircraft was introduced in 2011 and is supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory o ...

* Air Creation Tanarg *

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Apollo Jet Star The Apollo Jet Star is a Hungarian ultralight trike, designed and produced by Apollo Ultralight Aircraft of Eger. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for amateur construction or as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier ...

Design and development

Operational history

Variants

Applications

Specifications (iXess 15)

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