Apollo Fox
{{Short description|Hungarian ultralight aircraft}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
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The Apollo Fox is a Hungarian ultralight and light-sport aircraft produced by Apollo Ultralight Aircraft, of Eger. The aircraft is supplied complete ready-to-fly.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12, page 26. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485XBertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04, page 123. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485XTacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 28. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}
Design and development
The Apollo Fox was derived from the Aeropro Eurofox, which itself was a metric adaptation of the Denney Kitfox. The Kitfox in turn is a derivative of the Avid Flyer.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurofoxuk.co.uk/LA%20Nov%20EuroFOX%20FD%20flight%20test.pdf|title=EuroFox|work=eurofoxuk.co.uk|access-date=30 May 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120620013740/http://www.eurofoxuk.co.uk/LA%20Nov%20EuroFOX%20FD%20flight%20test.pdf|archive-date= 20 June 2012|url-status=dead}} The Apollo Fox was adapted to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules and US light-sport aircraft rules. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a two-seats-in-side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, fixed tricycle landing gear or optionally conventional landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.{{cite web|url = http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/Apollo%20Fox.html#TopOfPage|title = Apollo Fox|accessdate = 30 April 2012|last = Experimental Aircraft Association|date = 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120307162254/http://www.sportpilot.org/learn/slsa/Apollo%20Fox.html#TopOfPage|archive-date = 7 March 2012|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url = https://www.eurofox.fi/suku/juuret.html|title = Eurofox Sukulaisuus|access-date = 1 February 2020 |work =www.eurofox.fi |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170314060106/https://www.eurofox.fi/suku/juuret.html|archivedate = 14 March 2017|lang=fi}}
The aircraft fuselage is made from welded steel tubing, while the wing is built with aluminum spars and ribs. The fuselage and flying surfaces are covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its {{convert|9.15|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} span wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts and features Junkers-style ailerons. Standard engines available are the {{convert|64|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 582 two-stroke, the {{convert|80|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912UL and the {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant. The cabin width is {{convert|110|cm|in|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.halley.hu/apollo.php?kat_nev=Apollo%20Fox|title = Apollo Fox|accessdate = 30 April 2012|last = Apollo Ultralight Aircraft|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20150122001922/http://www.halley.hu/apollo.php?kat_nev=Apollo%20Fox|archivedate =22 January 2015}}
The aircraft's wings fold for storage or ground transportation and can be folded by one person in ten minutes.
Operational history
Specifications (Fox)
File:Brasschaat Apollo Fox OO-H28 06.jpg
File:Brasschaat Apollo Fox OO-H28 01.jpg
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://apollo-aircraft.com/apollo-fox/ Official website]
{{Apollo Ultralight Aircraft}}
Category:1990s Hungarian ultralight aircraft