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Best Off Skyranger

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Best Off Aviation
IndustryAerospace
Founded1990; 36 years ago (1990)
Headquarters
Toulouse
,
France
ProductsBest Off Skyranger ultralight aircraft


Overview

The Best Off Skyranger—also referred to as Sky Ranger or SkyRanger—is a two-seat ultralight utility aircraft originally designed in France and produced by Best Off Aviation based in Toulouse. This high-wing monoplane features a conventional layout with tricycle landing gear and is constructed using a tubular frame covered with fabric.

Production and Variants

In addition to its French origin, the Skyranger is also built under license by several manufacturers worldwide, including Aero Bravo in Brazil, SkyRanger Aircraft in the United States offering it as a kit for home assembly, and Aeros in Ukraine. Furthermore, approximately 150 units have been produced by Synairgie in France. Due to its multiple manufacturing sources, the aircraft is often identified by variant names such as Aeros Skyranger or Synairgie Skyranger depending on the producer.

Operational Numbers

Globally, there are roughly 900 Skyranger aircraft currently in operation.

Variants

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Cockpit view of the Skyranger featuring an optional extended instrument panel

Variants

Skyranger
The initial version launched in 1990.[1]
Skyranger Vfun
This is the original model rebranded to meet the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category requirements. Available powerplants include the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke engine, the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, the 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200, a 60 to 80 hp (45 to 60 kW) range of VW units, and the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke engine. Additionally, the aircraft has been outfitted with the JLT Motors Ecoyota powerplant.[1][2][3]
Skyranger Vmax
An enhanced variant designed to comply with United Kingdom BCAR Section "S" standards, featuring a ventral fin. Engine options mirror those of the Vfun, including the 64 hp (48 kW) Rotax 582 two-stroke, 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL, 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS, 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200, a 60 to 80 hp (45 to 60 kW) range of Volkswagen air-cooled engine units, and the 60 hp (45 kW) HKS 700E four-stroke engines.[1][3]
Skyranger Swift
A further refined version derived from the Vmax, tailored for the US light-sport aircraft sector, distinguished by a shorter wingspan.[4]
Reusable Bomber Drones
On April 26, 2024, six images emerged online from an undisclosed location in Russia showing a crashed Skyranger Swift 2 equipped with a single OFAB-100-120 bomb and additional components enabling its function as a “remotely piloted bomber.” The manufacturer stated that this could either be a standard aircraft or a kit-built model valued at approximately $55,000. Ukraine has previously adapted an Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat into a kamikaze-style drone.[5]

Specifications (Skyranger)

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Comparable aircraft

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Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WDLA11
  2. ↑ JLT Motors (2007). "Le Nouveau Moteur 4 Temps Pour Ulm". ecoyota.neuf.fr. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tacke, Willi; Marino Boric; et al: World Directory of Light Aviation 2015-16, page 34. Flying Pages Europe SARL, 2015. Template:ISSN
  4. ↑ Best Off (2010). "Skyranger Swift". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ↑ HOWARD ALTMAN (26 April 2024). "Ukraine Appears To Be Using Light Planes Converted Into Reusable Bomber Drones". TWZ. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

References

  • Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.

External links

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