Taylorcraft F22

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F22
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A UK-registered F22A in 2019
RoleLight utility aircraft
National originUSA
Manufacturer Taylorcraft
First flightAugust 1, 1988 [1]
Introduction1989 [2]
Number built17 [1]
Developed from Taylorcraft F-21 [1] [3]

The Taylorcraft F22 is a two-seat American light aircraft produced in small numbers by Taylorcraft in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [1] [3] It is a further development of the Taylorcraft F-19 via the F-21 design. [1] [3] Manufacturing and marketing of the F22 was halted by the financial difficulties of Taylorcraft, [1] [3] although plans to restart production existed in 2007. [1]

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Design and development

The F22 is a high-wing, strut-braced monoplane of conventional design. [1] [4] Two of the four variants produced had fixed, tailwheel undercarriage, but the F22A and F22C had fixed, tricycle undercarriage instead. [1] [3] The pilot and a single passenger sit side-by-side in an enclosed cabin. [1] Power is supplied by a piston engine mounted tractor-fashion in the nose, driving a propeller. [1] The airframe is of welded steel tube, covered in fabric. [5]

The prototype, registered N180GT, [1] [3] first flew on August 1, 1989, [1] and production started at Taylorcraft's Lock Haven factory by the end of the year. [2] In 1992, after only 17 F22s were built, Taylorcraft was bankrupt and ceased business. [1]


Variants

F22 Classic
Developed from the F-21B. Lycoming O-235 engine. Prototype N180GT had tricycle undercarriage, but production examples had tailwheels. [3] (4 built, including prototype [1] )
F22A Tracker
Also marketed as the Tri-Classic. [3] Lycoming O-235-powered version with tricycle undercarriage. [1] [3] (11 built [1] )
F22B Ranger
Also marketed as the STOL-180. [3] Tailwheel version with Lycoming O-360 engine. [1] [3] (1 built [1] )
F22C Trooper
Also marketed as the TriSTOL. [3] Tricycle undercarriage version with Lycoming O-360 engine. [1] [3] (1 built [1] )


Specifications (F22A)

Data from Jackson 2007, p.906

General characteristics

Performance

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Jackson 2007, p.905
  2. 1 2 Simpson 1995, p.383
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Simpson 1995, p.384
  4. ↑ Taylor 1993, p.961
  5. ↑ Jackson 2007, p.906

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