Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Aeroprakt A-22LS Foxbat, sold in the United States as the A-22 Valor, is the light-sport version of a Ukrainian two-seat high-wing of 1996 with an all-metal structure, huge bulged doors, a 33 ft wing and a Rotax 912ULS, at the 600 kg (1,323 lb) light-sport weight; Jane's figures for the lighter A-22 are 86 knots cruise, a 30-knot stall, 980 fpm and 590 nm.
The Foxbat is bought for visibility, a 30-knot stall and a cabin two large people fit in, and it is one of the slowest light-sport aircraft at about 85 knots; it is a short-field, sightseeing and training aeroplane rather than a tourer. The weights found here are the European ultralight's, so the US LS version's empty weight and useful load must come from the individual aircraft's weight-and-balance. The airframe is riveted aluminium with a fabric-free skin and is easy to inspect, and the Rotax 912 is the engine everyone knows how to maintain. As an S-LSA it is maintained to Aeroprakt's manual by an A&P or LSA repairman; the factory is in Kyiv and has continued production and support through the war, with the US importer handling parts. The A32 Vixxen is the faster successor.
Variants of the Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat
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TAILFAX SCORE
Partial: 20.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
Among 1–2 seat pistons (321 models)
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 912ULS (98.6 hp) |
| Horsepower | 100 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | LSA |
| Production start | — |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 86 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 590 nm |
| Service ceiling | 13,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 980 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 30 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | — |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,323 lb |
| Empty weight | — |
| Usable fuel | — |
| Fuel burn at cruise | — |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | — |
|---|---|
| Price, high | — |
| Prices as of | — |
| Engine TBO | — |
| Overhaul cost, low | — |
| Overhaul cost, high | — |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 90 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 71 |
| Median year built | 2017 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 56.34 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 28.17 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 37 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 52.11 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 71 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 71 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 71 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 6.3 of 103 |
| Support | 4.8 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 9.8 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | Partial: 20.9 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)6 |
- Accident record: class median 36.69 · 321 models in class.
- Severity: class median 13.04.
- Access: class median 1,000.
- Support: class median 77.5.
- Liquidity: class median 20.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · ADs Oct 8 · scores Sep 30