Industry Aerospace Number of employees 30-35 Headquarters Bengaluru Type of business Limited company | Products Ultralight aircraft Website www.x-air.in Founded 1980 | |
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Key people Joel Koechlin, Managing Director | ||
Raj Hamsa Ultralights is an Indian private limited company and ultralight aircraft manufacturer, founded in 1980 at Pondicherry, India by Joel Koechlin of France. The company is one of India's largest aircraft manufacturers and its only producer of commercial microlight aircraft. It started in 1980 producing hang gliders, introduced powered hang gliders in 1983 and the X-Air line of microlights in 1993. By 2007, the company had produced over 1,000 aircraft.
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The company's headquarters and sole manufacturing facility is located at Bangalore, India. The company employs 30-35 people and produces about 100 aircraft kits annually.
The company's X-Air 'S' and 'F' models have been successful in the market and are exported widely. The new Hawk model, known as Hanuman in India, is currently awaiting Indian and UK certification. The ultralights manufactured by Raj Hamsa are some of the least expensive available in India and many parts of the world.
The company is a factory agent for Jabiru Aircraft engines.
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Certification
The X-Air and Hanuman are both accepted by Transport Canada as Advanced Ultra-light Aeroplanes in Canada.
The Hanuman is an approved US Federal Aviation Administration Light sport aircraft as the model X-Air XA85.