A T-tail is carried on a low set boom that extends the bottom line of the nose and cockpit pod.
For most of the span the wings have constant chord, but the final 30% is straight tapered on both edges, with winglets an option.
Upper surface air brakes are placed at mid chord, halfway along the parallel wing region.
The pod ends at the trailing edge of the wing; forward, the single piece canopy produces an almost linear profile to the nose.
[3][4] The standard Exel is powered by an 18 hp (13.4 kW) JPX D-320 flat twin, two-stroke engine, driving a two bladed pusher carbon fibre propeller which can be folded so both blades point aft for gliding flight.