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]
| F22 | |
|---|---|
| |
| A UK-registered F22A in 2019 | |
| Role | Light utility aircraft |
| National origin | USA |
| Manufacturer | Taylorcraft |
| First flight | August 1, 1988[1] |
| Introduction | 1989[2] |
| Number built | 17[1] |
| Developed from | Taylorcraft F-21[1][3] |
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]
Data from Jackson 2007, p.906
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