Designed by Alfredo Di Cesare, the FX1 is derived from his earlier aircraft, the Jetfox 91, Jetfox 97 and Jetfox GT. The FX1 is Alfredo Di Cesare’s latest and best design, with a totally new airframe that incorporates countless improvements and refinements. He has utilized state of the art methods and materials, and has produced a high-performance sport plane that reflects his great sense of style, his attention to detail, and his high standards for airworthiness and safety. The FX1 is a high wing aircraft, its deep side-by-side cabin and relatively slender rear fuselage giving it a pod-and-boom appearance. The parallel chord, fabric covered wing, mounted over the cabin is braced with a pair of narrow, V-form lift struts from the lower forward fuselage. The wings fold for transport. The fuselage has a tubular metal structure within a carbon fibre shell. The cabin is fully enclosed, with two large transparent doors. The FX1 has a short legged tricycle undercarriage, with spatted mainwheels on cantilever legs fixed to the fuselage at the same point as the lift struts; it sits quite tail high on the ground. Tail surfaces are conventional, with a swept, straight tapered fin and rudder. The Rotax engine is tractor mounted above and forward of the wing, projecting over the cabin.
