The Aeroprakt A-28 Victor is a Ukrainian light aircraft, designed and produced by Aeroprakt of Kyiv. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 154. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X

Design and development

The design goals for the A-28 included twin engines for safety over hazardous terrain, a payload of with four seats, 10 hours endurance, as well as good short and rough field capabilities. The resulting design features a cantilever low-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin accessed through a hinged windshield, a T-tail, fixed conventional landing gear and twin engines in tractor configuration. The aircraft has mixed construction, with the forward fuselage made from fibreglass and the tail cone of aluminum sheet. The wings and tail are all-aluminum, while the control surfaces are aluminum frames covered in doped aircraft fabric. Its span wing employs a TsAGI P-IIIA-15

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, has an area of and mounts flaps. The standard engines fitted are two

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or two Rotax 912S powerplants. The conventional landing gear fits wheel pants and features a steerable tailwheel. The A-28 has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of .

Operational history

One example was

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in 2001 in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration in the amateur-built category, but on 18 October 2004 it was deregistered and exported to Ukraine.

Specifications (A-28 Victor)

References

External links

* (in Ukrainian)
Official photo gallery
(in Ukrainian) {{Aeroprakt aircraft Victor Low-wing aircraft 2000s Ukrainian civil aircraft T-tail aircraft Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft