About Foxbat Australia

Foxbat Australia is the exclusive Australian distributor for the Aeroprakt A22 Foxbat Recreational/Light Sport Aircraft (LSA).

Since we started in 2002, we have established a reputation for integrity, honesty, first class customer back-up and our support of the aviation industry. Our company is based near Melbourne and uses engineering facilities in Melbourne/Moorabbin, Perth/Jandakot and Brisbane/Redcliffe Airports for re-assembly and testing of new aircraft.

Currently there are around 90 Foxbats registered and flying in Australia.

Foxbat Australia is a Registered Trade Mark and trading name of Green Field and Company Pty Ltd, registered in Queensland.  ABN 87 419 098 244

About Aeroprakt Ltd - the A22 manufacturer

Aeroprakt Ltd was formed in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1990 by Yuriy Yakovlyev, a talented aeronautical design engineer with the Antonov Aircraft Design Bureau, and Oleg Litovchenko, an experienced pilot who was also an engineer at Antonov, specialising in hydraulics and control systems.

Their new enterprise was seen initially as a part-time venture. However, in the summer of 1993 their first aircraft design, the high-wing, pusher prop, tandem 2-seat A20, won first place at the St Petersburg Ultralight Rally and this led to full-time production.

Having established a solid production base with the A20 Yuriy saw an opening for a high quality conventional tractor configuration, 2-seat side-by-side design in the then newly emerging ultralight/microlight market in Western Europe. The resulting prototype A22 first flew in 1996 and this aircraft – albeit with considerable development – continues in production today. The A22 is known in Australia, the UK and South Africa as the 'Foxbat' and in the USA as the ‘Valor’.

The Aeroprakt factory now employs more than 60 people and goes from strength to strength. New computer controlled production equipment has recently been installed to enhance manufacture. The A22 is the mainstay of the business with production running at around 80 aircraft per year. As at early 2012 there are over 650 A22s flying in 70 different countries in the world – including around 90 in Australia.

Amphibian float system

The very high quality optional amphibious float system on the A22LS is manufactured by FPNA in Sebring, Florida, USA. FPNA are one of the USA distributors for the A22 and the float system was designed specially for the A22, to make best use of the aircraft’s short-field (water!) capabilities.