Celier Aviation
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 1993 in France |
| Founder | Raphael Celier |
| Headquarters | Safi , Malta |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Autogyros, light aircraft kits and assembled units |
Celier Aviation is an aircraft manufacturer established by Raphael Celier in France in 1993. The company relocated to Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland in 2006 and later moved its base to Safi, Malta in 2017. It focuses on designing and producing autogyros, which are available both as kits and as fully assembled units.
The firm's initial acclaim came from the two-seat side-by-side configuration Celier Xenon 2 autogyro series, with over 100 units operational by 2011. Following this, Celier introduced the tandem-seat Kiss model, though it saw limited production. By 2014, the company's lineup was centered on the Xenon 4, an evolution of the Xenon 2 design.
Additionally, Celier Aviation created the XeWing, a fixed-wing light aircraft that utilized the fuselage and powerplant of the Xenon 2 but replaced the autogyro's main rotor with a folding strut-braced parasol wing. This aircraft was unveiled at AERO Friedrichshafen in 2009; however, it never entered commercial production and likely remained at the prototype stage.
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| Model | Maiden Flight | Units Produced | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celier Xenon 2 | more than 100 (as of 2011) | two-seat gyroplane | |
| Celier Xenon 3 | two-seat gyroplane | ||
| Celier Xenon 4 | two-seat gyroplane | ||
| Celier Kiss | two-seat gyroplane | ||
| Celier XeWing | single prototype | two-seat light aircraft |
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