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ShinMaywa XU-L

14/10/2025Press Release:
The
Successful maiden flight of the Experimental Unmanned / Utility aircraft - Marine type “XU-M II”
29/09/2022News:
Yamaha Motor and ShinMaywa conduct  an early-stage test flight of their small aircraft.

Japanese partners' first prototype is airborne

The aircraft tested was an R&D aircraft owned by ShinMaywa, the XU-L, which was equipped with an existing 499cc engine manufactured by Yamaha Motor.