limited company industry aerospace founded 1980 headquarters bangalore india key people joel koechlin managing director 1 products ultralight aircraft number of employees 30 35 website www.x air.in 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 1000 aircraft . 1 2 3 4 5 6 the company s headquarters and sole manufacturing facility is located at bengaluru bangalore india . 1 7 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 . 8 the new hawk model known as hanuman in india is currently awaiting indian and uk certification . 9 the ultralights manufactured by raj hamsa are some of the least expensive available in india and many parts of the world . 10 the company is a factory agent for jabiru aircraft engines . 11 contents 1 aircraft 2 certification 3 references 4 external links aircraft edit x air 602t x air the x air was the first aircraft produced by the company . a total of 1300 x air f and s have been exported by the company . 1 standard equipment is a rotax 582ul and basic instruments . the xair is certified to uk bcar section s . 8 12 13 x air hanuman x air hanuman a new design currently awaiting certification in india and uk . the cheapest model is available with a jabiru 2200 engine and basic engine instruments . a rotax 582ul engine is an option . this aircraft is designed for leisure flying and flight training . the aircraft is known in north america as the x air h 9 14 15 voyager a two seat cross country capable ultralight trike powered by a rotax 503 or jabiru 2200 . 16 clipper a two seat ultralight trike powered by a rotax 503 engine designed for training and recreational flying . 9 17 certification edit the x air and hanuman are both accepted by transport canada as advanced ultra light aeroplanes in canada . 18 the hanuman is an approved us federal aviation administration light sport aircraft as the model x air xa85 . 19 references edit a b c d raj hamsa ultralights n.d. . raj hamsa company profile . retrieved 2008 10 23 . jackson paul ed jane s all the world s aircraft 2002 2003 pages 183 184 . jane s publishing company 2002 . isbn 0 7106 2423 9 jackson paul ed jane s all the world s aircraft 2003 2004 pages 190 191 . jane s publishing company 2003 . isbn 0 7106 2537 5 jackson paul ed jane s all the world s aircraft 2005 2006 pages 205 206 . jane s publishing company 2005 . isbn 0 7106 2684 3 jackson paul ed jane s all the world s aircraft 2006 2007 pages 239 240 . jane s publishing company 2006 . isbn 0 7106 2745 9 jackson paul ed jane s all the world s aircraft 2007 2008 pages 254 255 . jane s publishing company 2007 . isbn 0 7106 2792 0 aircraft world directory n.d. . raj hamsa x air . retrieved 2008 11 21 . a b cliche andre ultralight aircraft shopper s guide 8th edition page b 112 . cybair limited publishing 2001 . isbn 0 9680628 1 4 a b c aircraft world directory n.d. . raj hamsa hanuman . retrieved 2008 11 21 . decker jeffrey january 2008 . sebring x air debuts special light sport aircraft . retrieved 2008 11 21 . jabiru aircraft november 2008 . jabiru agents . retrieved 2008 11 21 . raj hamsa ultralights n.d. . the xair . retrieved 2008 10 23 . giacosa f. n.d. . the x air . retrieved 2008 11 21 . raj hamsa ultralights n.d. . the hanuman . retrieved 2008 10 23 . raj hamsa ultralights pvt ltd may 2008 . x air news . retrieved 2008 11 21 . raj hamsa ultralights n.d. . two seater powered hang glider type voyager . retrieved 2008 10 23 . raj hamsa ultralights n.d. . two seater powered hang glider type clipper . retrieved 2008 10 23 . transport canada november 2008 . listing of models eligible to be registered as advanced ultra light aeroplanes aula . retrieved 2008 11 21 . experimental aircraft association n.d. . special light sport aircraft x air xa85 . retrieved 2008 11 21 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to raj hamsa ultralights . raj hamsa s indian website raj hamsa s us website v t e raj hamsa ultralights aircraft clipper hanuman voyager x air retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title raj hamsa ultralights & oldid 668384865 categories aircraft manufacturers of indiahidden categories commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout 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