Comco-Ikarus Fox II / C22

PH-2D2 Comco-Ikarus C22 Aero c/n 9009-3286 - MLA airfield Stadskanaal in Holland - 6 February 2005

A widely used ultralight aircraft is the Ikarus Fox II / C-22. Comco developed the Fox II as the successor of the popular Ikarus Sherpa ultralight aeroplane. Production of the improved 2-seat Fox II by Comco Ikarus GmbH in Mengen, Germany started in 1984. In 1987 was the Fox II replaced in production by the C22. Over 1000 Fox II / C22 planes are already built and the ultralight is exported to almost every European country, Asia, the Near East and South-America. The Ikarus C22 is offered for sale in three models: C22 C, C22 CS and Aero. The CS model has a three-blade propeller, covered engine and a stainless steel exhaust system. The Aero is the model in the C 22 series that has a glass-fibre fuselage closed cockpit-cubicle with doors on both sides.

The 1990-built Comco-Ikarus C22 c/n 9009-3286 was registered PH-2D2 on 2 November 1990. The aircaft is powerd by a Rotax 582 UL engine. Comco-Ikarus C22 PH-2D2 was photographed at the ULM-aerodrome Stadskanaal in Vledderveen, the Netherlands.