Skids

FLEXIBILITY AND RUGGEDNESS

As an alternative to retractable wheels, the beautifully designed, modern fixed skid system features a wide skid heel and steel wear shoes, perfect for easier landing in remote locations with rugged terrain, including snow, mud and loose gravel.

Landing Gear

Skids

SOLID AND STABLE

Not only do you save on weight, but you can be ready for the roughest hill top or the muddiest field – practically no destination is unattainable, however challenging the terrain you are facing.

SOLID AND STABLE

Not only do you save on weight, but you can be ready for the roughest hill top or the muddiest field – practically no destination is unattainable, however challenging the terrain you are facing.

LIGHT AND VERSATILE

An aesthetic triumph, streamlined and elegant but at the same time robust, assuring top performance in off-airfield locations, on unprepared surfaces, in almost any situation, however unexpected.

LIGHT AND VERSATILE

An aesthetic triumph, streamlined and elegant but at the same time robust, assuring top performance in off-airfield locations, on unprepared surfaces, in almost any situation, however unexpected.

The fixed skid landing gear option, available at no extra cost, might suit you if you are planning to explore a glacier or a desert, or anticipate encountering adverse weather conditions, or simply if your lifestyle demands maximum flexibility and robustness off-airfield. Your aircraft will be identical in every other way to the standard HX50, maintaining its beautiful aesthetic contours. Moreover, the Hill pop-out emergency float system is designed to work with either landing gear system.

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE HX50 EXTERIOR DESIGN

See for yourself the breathtaking exterior of the HX50 and the spectacular views it offers, how the retractable blades work, as well as details on passenger access, baggage compartment capacity, overall dimensions and more.

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