XENON 2 RST EXECUTIVE full test

New XENON EXECUTIVE (XENON 2 RST) was more deeply tested this day. And it went beyond our expectations…

This new XENON, is making a new milestone in the gyro world of side by side, perfomance, elegance, confort, safety.
Rock solid stability, on this very turbulent day, hot, this new Xenon shows its true qualities.
Day conditions :
Pressure 1020 mb – Temperature 30 C – wind (full cross runway) 15 km/h
Machine weight 285 kg – 20 kg fuel – pilot 91 kg – copilot 75 kg
Engine rated at 125 HP – Rotor 8.6m – K2 Variable pitch propeller 172 cm
Take-off distance (cross wind) 100 m
Climb rate at 105 km/h 1050 ft/mn at 5800 RPM rotor at 360 RPM

Right after placing the XENON in level attitude, the speed immediately increases, i have in logic to increase pitch of propeller to maintain appropriate engine RPM.
I stabilise the machine for ideal engine RPM / manifold pressure / throttle position / propeller pitch and obtain a surprising 150 km/h !
My settings are: 5000 rpm engine – 40.0 manifold – throttle midle position.
Fuel flow showing 20.1 l/h.
Exeptional parameters…!
Then i decide to push:
5200 RPM = 160 km/h
5300 RPM = 165 km/h
5400 RPM = 170 km/h
5500 RPM = 175 km/h
5600 RPM = 180 km/h
5750 RPM = 185 km/h
All data recorded by our glass cockpit and GPS, full accurate.
No vibrations, smoth and easy.
Next step to keep increasing perfomances is the fitting of the wheel pants, and the new (under preparation) mast aerodynamic fairing. We expect another increase of 5 km/h
But the right speed to remember is the normal cruise at 5000 RPM / 150 km/h
We could recommend for the ones interested in true performance, to opt for our full carbone version, saving 18 kg, limit the options, and you get a gyroplane flying faster than many litle airplanes !
Thanks for the new shape more aerodynamic, outstanding propeller, we are able to acheive a new market winner.
Production is now fully operative on this model.
You are welconed to try it, like we say: put yourself into the picture !
R.CELIER