Ruixiang RX1E - program supplier guide | Airframer

Ruixiang RX1E

In production

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Side-by-side electric ultralight. Includes the extended range version. RX1E-A and the 4-seater variant, RX4E. Ruien Aircraft Industry (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (a subsidiary of Zero Gravity) received Production Certificate in 2025 for RX1E-A & RX1E-S production.

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Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Electric

Application

Experimental, Ultralight

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Landing gear

Fixed tricycle

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

2-axis

Avionics architecture

Standalone glass

Configuration & certification

Planform

Straight

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Ruixiang RX1E	2015 / 2013		Two-seat, side by side, electric-powered, carbon fibre composite, ultralight aircraft. Includes RX1E-A (extended-range), RX1E-S (seaplane), and RX4E (4 seater) variants. Formerly Liaoning RX1E.

Airframer

Liaoning Ruixiang General Aircraft Co., Ltd.	News
Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd.

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