A derivative of the Europa XS kit plane, it serves both as a touring aircraft for private flyers and as a flight trainer.

Derived from the Europa XS kitplane and motor-glider, the XL-2 was type certified in 2004 under FAR Part 23 for VFR and IFR flight.

The wing is metal instead of composite and the aircraft is equipped with a Teledyne Continental Motors FADEC-controlled engine mounted on a metal space frame instead of the Europa's Rotax 912 engine mounted on the fiberglass fuselage.

[4] The fuel is housed in a single fuselage-mounted tank with filler on the left side.

The tank holds 28 US gallons usable and is fed to the engine via a simple on-off fuel selector.

The elevator is a full flying stabilator and incorporates anti-servo tabs inboard on both sides to increase pitch stick forces.

[4] In July 2009 the company introduced a version of the XL2 equipped with a Wilksch Airmotive turbocharged diesel power plant that burns Jet-A fuel aimed at the non-North American market.

[5] In April 2011 the company announced that they had developed a 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912S powered version that runs on auto fuel aimed at Asian markets, due to lack of 100 octane avgas fuel outside North America.

[7] In October 2012 the Chinese order was increased to 200 aircraft, with components being shipped to Wuhan for final assembly.

[8] Data from Liberty Aerospace Web site,[9][10] the maintenance manual,[11] The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage[12] and Plane & Pilot Magazine[13]General characteristics Performance