{{Short description|Hungarian ultralight aircraft}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use British English|date=November 2022}} <!-- This article is a part of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft]]. Please see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft/page content]] for recommended layout. --> {{Infobox aircraft | name = Fox | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:Lucia aircraft.jpg | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = [[Ultralight aircraft]] and [[Light-sport aircraft]] | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = [[Hungary]] | manufacturer = [[Apollo Ultralight Aircraft]] | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = In production | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = [[Denney Kitfox]] | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Apollo Fox''' is a [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[ultralight aircraft|ultralight]] and [[light-sport aircraft]] produced by [[Apollo Ultralight Aircraft]], of [[Eger]]. The aircraft is supplied complete ready-to-fly.<ref name="WDLA11">Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 26. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA04">Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 123. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X</ref><ref name="WDLA15">Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: ''World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16'', page 28. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. {{ISSN|1368-485X}}</ref>
==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]].<ref name="eurofoxuk.co.uk">{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA04" /><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="SLSA">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Sukulaisuus">{{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}}</ref>
The aircraft [[fuselage]] is made from welded steel tubing, while the wing is built with [[aluminum]] spars and [[Rib (aircraft)|ribs]]. The fuselage and flying surfaces are covered in [[Aircraft dope|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 [[aileron]]s. 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}}.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="ApolloFox">{{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}}</ref>
The aircraft's wings fold for storage or ground transportation and can be folded by one person in ten minutes.<ref name="ApolloFox" />
==Operational history== In 2003 a {{convert|100|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} Rotax 912ULS-equipped Fox was flown by Andor Kántás and Csongor Lathky from [[Sármellék]], Hungary to [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], a distance of {{convert|25000|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="WDLA15"/><ref name="ApolloFox" /> <!-- ==Variants== --> <!-- ==Aircraft on display== -->
==Specifications (Fox) == [[File:Brasschaat Apollo Fox OO-H28 06.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo Fox]] [[File:Brasschaat Apollo Fox OO-H28 01.jpg|thumb|right|Apollo Fox]] {{Aircraft specs |ref=Bayerl and Apollo<ref name="WDLA11" /><ref name="ApolloFox" /> |prime units?=met<!-- imp or kts first for US aircraft, and UK aircraft pre-metrification, met(ric) first for all others. You MUST choose a format, or no specifications will show --> <!-- General characteristics --> |genhide=
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==External links== {{Commons category}} *[https://apollo-aircraft.com/apollo-fox/ Official website] {{Apollo Ultralight Aircraft}}
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