Construction

The SkyRanger is manufactured in the Ukraine, by ex-Antonov engineers, to very high standards. The fuselage construction is patented and features:

• No welded tubes
• Only straight tubes are used
• No composites for structural components
• Main structure is of aircraft-grade 2024 aluminium tubing. Other parts are made from stainless steel and plated mild steel

The undercarriage is massively strong and features powerful hydraulic disc brakes. The SkyRanger is designed for off the beaten track operation.
The SkyRanger is covered with pre-sewn envelopes which quickly slide into position, with no traditional doping/painting required.

Advantages of this type of construction include:

• Ease of build
• Ease of inspection
• Ease of repair
• Good strength-to-weight ratio
• Low cost of individual components

The Kit

The SkyRanger comes as an ultra-fast build kit;

• Aluminium + Steel Tubes & connections
  • Box 1: 430 x 32 x 32cm (95kg)
  • Box 2: 270 x 32 x 32cm (35kg)
• Pre-assembled tail, ailerons, flaps, wing covering, seats
  • Box 3: 240 x 20 x 74cm (30kg)
• Wheels + Brakes
  • Box 4: 40 x 40 x 40cm (12kg)
• Cowlings, tanks
  • Box 5: 100 x 70 x 60cm (15kg)
• Lexan (doors, windscreen etc.)
  • Box 6: 130 x 40 x 40cm (12kg)

  TOTAL: 6 boxes ~ 200kg

The flaps, ailerons, tailplane, fin, rudder and elevators come ready-built and covered.
The rest of the structure comes as a number of sub assemblies. All joints come with the bolts already in position and attachment brackets already in their place.
SkyRangers have been built with two people working in as little as two weeks!
All building is simple, educational and fun. It will result in you knowing your aircraft inside-out and having great confidence in its structure and your ability to carry out any further maintenance. This in turn results in extremely affordable flying.
The build is supervised by the BMAA, who will appoint a local inspector to guide you through the process. Build support and advice is also provided by Flylight Airsports.

The Manual

Flylight have produced a comprehensive build manual, which is supplied with the kit in paper format, and a cd in both Word and PDF format. You can download edition 4 of this manual in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format here:

• Part 1: Fuselage construction (7.2 Meg)
• Part 2: Undercarriage, tail surfaces and covering the fuselage (7.9 Meg)
• Part 3: Engine installation and wings (5 Meg)
• Part 4: Windscreen, cowling and engine ancilliaries (9 Meg)
• Part 5: Fuel, instruments and electrical systems (4 Meg)
• Part 6: Dashboard (including optional curved dash, centre console etc.), doors, seats & spats (8 Meg)
• Part 7: Preparation for flight (1.8 Meg)

You can also download the Pilot Operators Handbook (POH) from here:

Standard SkyRanger POH (0.2 Meg)

SkyRanger Swift POH (0.3 Meg)