Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel GyroBlog

The Xenon gyrocopter was originally manufactured by ABS Aerolight in France. These early examples were powered by Hirth engines - approximately 15 Xenons were built by ABS, most being supplied as kits.

Photo above shows an ABS Aerolight Xenon with Hirth engine

By early 2007 production had moved to Poland with a new production facility being built Jaktorow - Kolonia about 30 miles south west of Warsaw. Approx 145 examples had been built by the end of 2011.

Since 2012 this gyro has evolved and is now offered by two distinct suppliers

Aviation Artur Trendak at Jaktorow-Kolonia, Poland - produced as the Zen1 gyrocopter and from 2014 updated as the Tercel and Taurus gyrocopter

CA (2012) at Piotrokow Trybunal, Poland - produced as the Xenon IV

The construction number plate ( serial number or werknummer ) on the Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel gyrocopter is located behind the cockpit and below the engine exhaust muffler - it is circled in pink in the photo below.

AAT Tercel construction number plate

If you are the owner or pilot of a Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel gyroplane I would be very interested to know the construction number of the example that you fly - please do get in touch - thank you.

Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel pilots and Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel owners - please get in touch by email to update the details below - If you can supply a jpeg photo of your Xenon / Zen1 / Tercel I will add it onto this worldwide fleet listing - Thank you - Steve

bea_steve@hotmail.com

ASC Aero Sports Connection ultralight registrations ( USA )

A10-KRO - black - new G3 model - delivered September 2011 - based in Romania - see photo below of A10-KRO - see Dynon Skyview display below too

A10-TTI - blue based in Romania 2015

A11-DUN - based Romania - Fatal accident September 2015

A11-XEN - believed based in Hungary - silver - Photo Link

A22-XEN - believed based in Hungary - red

A23-ODM - green

A24-XEN - believed based in Poland - silver - see photo below

AUSTRALIA

G1960 - white/red - AAT Tercel - new delivered spring 2016 - photo of G1960 below

G5110 - red - delivered 2007

G5111 - silver - delivered 2007

G5112 - c/n CAJ 09373S - silver - delivered 2009 - Photo Link

G5113 - c/n CAK 09573S - white - delivered 2009 - Video Link

G5114 - c/n CAA 10374R - yellow see photo below - delivered 2010 - NSW

For many more photos of Xenon G5114 please click on this link

G5115 - grey - delivered 2010

G5116 - light blue - delivered 2010 - Photo Link

G5117 - white- delivered 2011 - Queensland - photo below

G5118 - white - delivered 2011

G5119 - G3/Zen1 - silver - delivered 2012 - Western Australia

G5120 - G3/Zen1 - silver - delivered 2012

BRAZIL

PT-.....? Xenon IV - del 2014

BURKINA FASO

XT-MFA - grey - del 2009

XT-MFB - grey - del 2009

XT - ??? Xenon XL - del 2010

XT - ??? Xenon XL - del 2010

XT- ??? Xenon XL - del 2010

Other Links - Government Press Release about new Xenons in May 2009

Other Links - YouTube Video of Xenon in Burkina Faso

CANADA

C-FIXQ - c/n CAE 14M309 AA018L - red - imported January 2015

CHILE

CC-PTP - c/n CAB 04672T - red - see photo below - Fatal Accident 27-3-2011 near Melipilla, Chile

Link to Chilean Accident Report for fatal Xenon accident 27.3.11 - see incident Ref 1584

CHINA

?? - red Zen1 gyrocopter delivered by Aviation Artur Trendak in summer 2012 see photo below

plus 5 more new Zen1 gyrocopters delivered to China by Aviation Artur Trendak during 2013, see photo below

Plus nine more Taurus ( XL three seater ) gyrocopters delivered to China by Aviation Artur Trendak during 2015.

In total, by the end of 2016 approx 25 Tercel / Taurus gyrocopters had been delivered by Aviation Artur Trendak to China.

?? - Xenon IV - orange - delivered 8.14

?? - Xenon IV XL - white - delivered 2.15

?? - Xenon IV - yellow - displayed Zhuhai show 11.16

COLOMBIA

HJ-378 - c/n CAG 11674S - olive green

Green Xenon demonstrated to Colombian Army - Video Link

CZECH REPUBLIC

OK-NWA-02 - c/n CAL 03571S - silver - blue by 2015 see photos below

OK-NWA-05 - yellow - Photo Link

OK-NWA-06 - c/n CAD 05472S - red - Photo Link

OK-PWA-02 - silver

OK-PWA-10 - yellow - see photo of OK-PWA 10 below - sold exported 2014

OK-SWA-12 - grey - see photo of OK-SWA 12 below

OK - Tercel - deliverd by Aviation Artur Trendak in 2014

OK-TWD-01 - Zen1 - brown, deliverd by Aviation Artur Trendak in 2015 based in Poland

Link to photo of OK-TWD-01

FINLAND

OH-G001 - c/n CAC 05072R - yellow

OH-G003 - c/n CAI 06272R - yellow - photo link below for OH-G003

Link to photo of OH-G003

OH-G004 - c/n CAL 06572R - red

OH-G014 - c/n CAA 15076S - G3 - white

OH-G015 - c/n CAA 15176S - G3 - silver

FRANCE

02-ADN

27-AAF - black - callsign F-JYJC - photo of Xenon F-JYJC below

27-VJ

30-PU - white - see photo below

31-LI

31-OA

31-OV - silver

31-PY - silver - Video Link

49-XO - early example - light green - c/s F-JUOD - see photo below

51-SA - c/n CAA 07073S - red - c/s F-JWQM - Photo Link

51-SB - c/s F-JWQO

51-SP - c/n CAF 08473S - red - c/s F-JRAS - based in The Netherlands - Photo Link

51-TK - c/s F-JWMI

51-WE - black - Zen1 gyrocopter delivered by Aviation Artur Trendak in summer 2012 - photo below

51-WK - red

53-WR - olive - c/s F-JXMX - see photo below at Blois 2009

54-AMX - yellow - c/s F-JSDC - Photo Link

56-PE - yellow - c/s F-JXOD - see photo below

57-BJA - black - Accident at Trier Germany February 2014 - see photo link here

76-MZ - red/yellow - c/s F-JPNK - fitted with Toyota Ecoyta engine - see photo below

77-BDJ - c/n CAC 10674S - silver

77-BFW - light grey - see photo of Xenon 77-BFW below taken 9.12

77-BNS - yellow - based Lithuania

77-BPP - new Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel- delivered early 2016

78-ZO - red - c/s F-JXPN - see photo below taken 7.12

80-WZ - yellow - early ABS Aerolight Xenon - see photo below

83-SS -yellow - early ABS Aerlight Xenon - Photo Link

84-GK- yellow - Photo below taken July 2005 at Nevers, France - early ABS Aerolight Xenon

88-NJ - silver - Fatal accident 17-8-15 - photo of Xenon 88-NJ below

95-XW - c/s F-JIPC

???? - Early ABS Aerolight Preserved at Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget, Paris - Photo Link

???? - Early ABS Aerolight Xenon Preserved with the Army Aviation Museum at Dax, France - Photo Link

??? - Xenon IV delivered to France in January 2015

GERMANY

D-MANL - red - new Xenon G2 built by Celier Aviation delivered June 2013 - see photo below - Accident July 2013

D-MBKY - dark blue - Photo Link

D-MBLK - red - photo of D-MBLK below - see Xenon operators website

D-MCXL - XL- yellow - exhibited Aero 2015

D-MCXT(1) XL - white, new 2015 - delivered to China

D-MCXT(2) - black - exhibited Aero 2015

D-MCXT(3) - white - delivered to India 11.16

D-MDAC - silver - see photo of D-MDAC below

D-MDSK - red - see photo of D-MDSK below - exported from Germany 2014

D-MDXE - orange - exhibited Aero 2015

D-MDXL - white

D-MEDX - olive green - Photo Link

D-MERY - yellow - photo of D-MERY below

D-MFAL c/n CAC 07573R - yellow

D-MFCG - black - Photo Link

D-MFGP - black - 4 - del October 2015

D-MFWT - c/n CAB 07373R - white - Accident 31.7.10 at Freiburg - BFU Report RX004-10 - repaired - photo of D-MFWT below

D-MGDE - red

D-MGXR(1) - metallic grey - see photo below - new 2012 - sold 2013

D-MGXR(2) - orange - test registration - new 2014

D-MGXR(3) - white - test registration - new 2015

D-MHDF - white

D-MHWS - AAT Tercel - red - new 2.17 - photo of D-MHWS below

D-MKGG - white - sold to another D-M in 2015

D-MLIX -yellow -see photo below

D-MLKV - yellow

D-MNHD - red

D-MOFS - red - Photo Link

D-MPJF - red

D-MRXL - olive green - see photo of D-MRXL below

D-MSXT - yellow - carbon body - photo of D-MSXT below

D-MTCL - Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel - exhibited at Aero 2014 April 2014 - photo of D-MTCL below

D-MTFU - orange - Taifun - prototype AAT Taifun - exhibited Aero 2016

D-MTNR - white

D-MTRS white - Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel - Geo Survey

D-MTSR - silver - Photo Link

D-MTWR - yellow

D-MUUD - olive green - Photo Link

D-MUUT(1) - yellow - Photo Link - this Xenon was now sold and re-registered in 2009

D-MUUT(2) - olive green - see photo of D-MUUT (2) below

D-MWIH - grey - photo of D-MWIH below

D-MXBE - orange - Tercel - newly delivered April 2016 - photo of D-MXBE below

D-MXEN - red - Photo Link

D-MXIV(1) - black - promotional photo Feb 2014 - since delivered to Russia - see photo below

D-MXIV(2) - maroon - exhibited April 2014 at "Aero 2014" Friedrichshafen Germany - see photo below

SP-XENE - black - based in Germany - Photo Link

GREECE

I-A051 - based at Lamia, Greece - white/orange/blue - registered in Italy

GUATEMALA

TG-....... one Xenon delivered in 2008 - blue

HUNGARY - see ASC Registrations at top of page

A11XEN - believed based in Hungary - silver - Photo Link

HA-GYD - Zen1 - delivered 2013

INDIA

D-MCXT(3) - Xenon 4 - white, exhibited 11.16 - see photo of D-MCXT in India below

IRELAND

EI-DUW - c/n CAK 01770R - registration now cancelled

ITALY

I-9290 - white - see photo below

I-9311

I-A051 - based in Greece - white/orange/blue

KAZAKHSTAN

UP-........... Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 gyro- silver - new July 2013 - see photo below

plus 6 more new Zen1 gyrocopters delivered to Kazakhstan by Aviation Artur Trendak in early 2014

LITHUANIA

LY-BBH - yellow - sold 2015

MONGOLIA

JU-...... Xenon IV - orange - del 7.14

NAMIBIA

V5-UCP - registered in 2014 - silver

V5-UMO - registered in 2012 - silver/red - Accident October 2014

NETHERLANDS

51-SP - c/n CAF 08473S - c/s F-JRAS - French registered - red - operates in the Netherlands - Photo Link

External Link to RoAir Gyrocopter Flying School - Vliegschool RoAir - Netherlands

NEW ZEALAND

ZK-XEN - c/n NZX03 - silver/red - 914 Turbo - see photo below - Accident ditched into shallow water October 2012 - on re-build

ZK-XJE - c/n NZX02 - Photo Link

ZK-ZMY - c/n NZX01 - red - see photo below

NORWAY

LN-YUE - Photo Link

LN-YUF - c/n CAC 02071R - white - Photo Link - on floats

LN-YUJ - c/n CAF 06072R

LN-YUM - c/n CAC 04972T - green - 914 Turbo - Photo Link

LN-YUN - c/n CAD 05272S - green - Photo Link

LN-YUO - c/n CAD 07873S - green - Photo Link

LN-YUU - c/n CAA 06973Y - green - Yamaha engine

LN-YUY - c/n CAH 11774T - red - 914 Turbo

POLAND

SP-XEAT - Zen2 - new updated model 2013 - white

SP-XEKY - Zen1 - green

SP-XENA - c/n CAA 07173S - see photo of Xenon SP-XENA below

SP-XENB - c/n CAG 08673S - green

SP-XENC - c/n - see photo of Xenon SP-XENC below

SP-XEND - c/n CAH 12074S - Photo Link

SP-XENE - black - based in Germany -photo of SP-XENE below

SP-XENF(1) - c/n CAE 08173R - white - 5.11 testing new Kaspar VP propeller - Photo Link

SP-XENF(2)

SP-XENG - c/n CAF 11274S - white- see photo below

SP-XENI - c/n CAE 05872R - Accident June 2011 undercarriage leg broke on landing

SP-XENK - olive green - photo of SP-XENK below

SP-XENL -Xenon XL - 3 seater prototype - extra rear cabin windows - see photo below

SP-XENM - c/n CAK 13074S - red - new delivered MARCH 2011

SP-XENN - grey - new delivered JUNE 2011 - see photo of SP-XENN below

SP-XENO - white - new test flying JUNE 2011 - see photo below - grey by 2012

SP-XENP - black - operating in Russia summer 2011

SP-XENR - c/n CAF 11474S - grey - new Sept 2011 - see photo of Xenon SP-XENR below

SP-XENS - c/n CAA 14075S - white - new October 2011 - see photo of SP-XENS below

SP-XENT

SP-XENU - Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 gyro- yellow - new July 2013 - see photo below

SP-XENV - silver

SP-XENW - Xenon - red - photo link for SP-XENW

SP-XEPZ - Xenon - yellow - registered 1.17

SP-XERO - Tercel - red - new 5.17

SP-XESA - Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 gyro - yellow - Salt Aviation - see photo below

SP-XESP - red, Sky Guards volunteer fire service, see photo of SP-XESP below

SP-XEXL - Xenon XL

SP-XGEO - Xenon - Geo Survey - white

SP-XMIS - Zen1 - white

SP-XNON - Xenon - Geo Survey

SP-XSTW - Tercel - new 1.17

ROMANIA - see ASC Registrations at top of page

A10-KRO - black - new G3 model - delivered September 2011

A10-TTI - blue - seen 2015 photo below

New Tercel delivered by Aviation Artur Trendak summer 2015

YR-5438 - white/red - Tercel - del summer 2015 - photo of YR-5438 below

RUSSIA

RA-0481A - Zen1 - 2015

RA-1555G - grey - Xenon XL - photo of RA-1555G exhibited at MAKS 2011 8.11 below

RA-1585G - black - G3 - in Russia September 2011

Photo link to RA-1585G

RA-1685G - grey - on skis March 2013 - photo of RA-1685G at the Arctic Circle below

RA-1957G - Zen1

RA-....... Zen1 - metallic blue - delivered 2012 - see photo below

RA-...... Xenon IV - black - delivered March 2014

SAUDI ARABIA

G-........ AAT Tercel - white/blue - delivered November 2016 - photo below

SINGAPORE

Xenon XL - green - seen November 2011

SLOVAKIA

OM-M032

OM-M066 - white - 2015

OM-M326 - blue - link to more PHOTOS of OM-M326

OM-M353 - Zen1 - olive green - imported into the UK 11.13 - photo below - back to Poland 2014

OM-M363(1) - Zen1 - olive green -with agro crop spraying kit 3.13 - sold

OM-M363(2) - Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel - white active 9.15 - sold to SP

OM-M383 - Zen1 XL - olive - Police demo titles 2014 see photo of OM-M383 below

OM-M393 - Zen1 - olive - seen Summer 2016

OM-M434 - Zen1 - olive - seen Summer 2016

OM-M454 - Zen1 - olive seen 8.16

OM-M486 - Zen1 XL - sand - see photo of OM-M486 below

OM-M667 - red - link to PHOTO of Xenon OM-M667

OM-M709

OM-M980 - orange - see photo of Xenon OM-M980 below

OM - New Tercel delivered by Aviation Artur Trendak in 2014

SOUTH AFRICA

ZU-EHT - c/n AB 600170 - red - see photo of ZU-EHT below

ZU-EWY - c/n CAI 02971S - yellow see photo below

ZU-EXU - c/n CAI 03070T - silver - 914 Turbo - see photo below - Accident 31.3.11 written off

ZU-RBI - Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 gyro - c/n CAE 16376S - white - del August 2012 see photo below

ZU-RDC - c/n JDP 01 - white - see photo of ZU-RDC below

ZU-RDV - c/n CAB 07273S - silver - see photo of ZU-RDV below - sold 2012

ZU-RDY - c/n CAH 08973S - white

ZU-RGA - c/n CAH 11974S - yellow - Accident 21.12.10 - For Sale 12.11

ZU-RGB - c/n CAH 11874S - bronze - see photo of ZU-RGB below

ZU-RGE - c/n CAJ 12574S - yellow - photo of ZU-RGE below

ZU-RGH - c/n CAL 12874S - orange - del 2011 - photo of ZU-RGH below

ZU-RGK - c/n CA 12474S - green - new delivered MAR 2011

ZU-RJM - c/n CAJ 09473S - see photo of ZU-RJM below - sold

ZU-RKG Wagtail LDG project - much modified Xenon - used by Reserve Protection Agency for wildlife protection, see photo below

ZU-RKU - Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 - maroon - del Feb 2014 - photo of ZU-RKU below

ZU-RLZ Aviation Artur Trendak Zen1 c/n CAJ 17176S - yellow - del late 2012 - shown here on test flight in Poland 12.12

SWEDEN

SE-VJL - c/n CAB 04372R - red - photo of SE-VJL below

SE-VNN - c/n CAL 09673T - silver - see photo below of SE-VNN

SE-VNZ - CAD 13875T - yellow - delivered August 2011 - see photo below - sold 2017

TURKEY

TC-UPF - white - see photo of TC-UPF below

TC-UZZ - Zen1 model delivered 2012 - metallic pink - see photo of TC-UZZ below

UKRAINE

UR-BOSS - grey

UR-GOLD - yellow - Zen1 G3 - see photo of UR-GOLD below

UR-...... Zen1 - silver - del 2013

USA - AMERICA

N102TG - c/n CAK 04171S - red - Accident August 2011- on re-build - photo N102TG pre accident

N112ET - c/n CAI 02771S -

N117DE - c/n CAB 02171S - was black now yellow - Photo Link

N226MG - Aviation Artur Trendak Tercel - white - new Feb 2014 - see photo of N226MG below

N271PA - c/n CAJ 14M3B 13 AA0017L - orange - new April 2015

N279DE - c/n CAL 02671S - red - see photo below of N279DE

N402ED- c/n CAI 02871S - white with maroon - Accident July 2015 in Texas, USA

N4462J - c/n CAK 03971S - white - Accident 2009 - see NTSB report - Repaired re-built and flying by 2011 - see photo of N4462J below