InterPlane Skyboy
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The InterPlane Skyboy is a Czech two-seat high-wing pusher ultralight trainer of 1992, an aluminium-and-fabric aeroplane with an unusual trailing-link main gear and a 64 hp Rotax 582 behind the cabin, 490 lb empty and 1,000 lb gross, with published figures of 59 knots cruise, a 35-knot stall, 630 fpm and 170 nm; about a hundred were built.
The Skyboy is a trainer from the ultralight era that became a light-sport aircraft when the category arrived, and it should be bought as such: slow, light, forgiving, with a two-stroke engine in most examples that needs an owner who understands two-stroke care and overhaul intervals, and a fabric covering with a finite life. The 912-engined examples are heavier and far more durable. Production ended long ago and InterPlane's support has lapsed, so parts come from the Rotax chain and the owner community. As an S-LSA or E-LSA it is maintained by an A&P or LSA repairman; the earlier exemption-era examples may carry different paperwork and that is worth checking.
Variants of the InterPlane Skyboy
- Skyboy · 1992 · 42 active · this page
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | — |
| Engine | Rotax 582 (64 hp; Rotax 912 fitted to some) |
| Horsepower | 64 hp |
| Fuel | — |
| Certification basis | LSA |
| Production start | 1992 |
| Production end | — |
| Endorsements required | — |
Performance
| Cruise (75 % power) | 59 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve) | 170 nm |
| Service ceiling | 9,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 630 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 35 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 510 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | — |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 490 lb |
| 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 | 75 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 42 |
| Median year built | 2002 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 6 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.29 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 1 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 42 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 42 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 42 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 3.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2.3 of 105 |
- 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