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The Aeroprakt A-22 Foxbat is a two-seat, high-wing, tricycle landing gear ultralight aircraft designed by Yuri Yakovlev and manufactured by Aeroprakt, a company based in Ukraine. The A-22 is also known as the Valor in the United States, and the Foxbat in the UK and Australia, and has also been marketed as the Vision. The aircraft is supplied as a ready-to-fly factory built aircraft, or as a kit consisting of 152 pieces. The kit can be built in about 500 man-hours. The A-22 meets the definition of an FAI microlight. Aeroprakt started designing the A-22 in February 1990, with the first prototype making its maiden flight on 21 October 1996. The A-22’s structure is almost completely metal with the engine cowling, wing fillets and wheel spats made of composites. The wings and control surfaces are fabric covered. The aircraft has excellent visibility due to the large amount of glazing, including convex doors, that allow the occupants to look straight down. The A-22 uses a 3-axis control system and flaperons in place of ailerons and flaps, giving a stall speed of 52 km/h (32 mph) with the flaperons fully down. The kit comes with either the 80 hp (60 kW) Rotax 912UL or optionally the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS. The 85 hp (63 kW) Jabiru 2200 can also be fitted. The A-22 is produced in various versions, including the A-22L2, a version built in Ukraine with a higher gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb) for the landplane and 650 kg (1,433 lb) for the seaplane, and the A-22LS, a light-sport version for the American market with a higher gross weight of 600 kg (1,323 lb) for the landplane and 650 kg (1,433 lb) for the seaplane.