[1] The aircraft was designed to be an all-terrain vehicle, capable of operating cross-country on wheels, skis, floats and flying under a canopy.
It features a custom made Para-Ski parachute-style high-wing, two-seats-in-tandem accommodation, quadracycle landing gear and a single 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 engine in pusher configuration.
To allow land and water operations the propeller has a rudder behind it, in the manner of an airboat, for steering via a set of handlebars.
For surface operations the parachute is stowed in a specially designed compartment under the rear seat and the handlebars steer the wheels or the float-fitted water rudders.
In flight the XS is steered either by the rudders, by foot pedals that actuate the canopy brakes, creating roll and yaw, or by a combination of both.