PlaneFox tracks 2 Apollo Fox aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
A Halley Apollo Fox flies about 432 nm, roughly 800 km, which is about 5 h 20 min in still air at typical cruise.
A Halley Apollo Fox costs about EUR 922 a month to run, or about EUR 112 for every flight hour when it is flown 150 hours a year.
The Halley Apollo Fox is a two-seat ultralight and light sport style aircraft produced by Halley Kft of Hungary. It is a strut-braced, high-wing design with a fabric-covered steel tube fuselage, folding wings on many examples, and fixed landing gear. The type belongs to the European microlight category rather than the certified general aviation trainer market. Its relevance for used-aircraft buyers is its simple construction, low operating cost and suitability for recreational flying, short local trips and basic touring from modest airfields.
Typical Apollo Fox aircraft are powered by Rotax four-cylinder engines, most commonly the Rotax 912 series, including 80 hp and 100 hp installations depending on year, market and individual aircraft fit. Published figures for the type commonly list a cruise speed around 80 knots, with range in the region of 320 nautical miles when equipped with standard fuel capacity and flown at economical power settings. European ultralight examples are usually associated with a maximum takeoff weight around 992 lb, with useful load dependent on equipment, engine, parachute installation and national certification category. Reported service ceiling figures are generally around 13,000 feet.
The cabin is a compact side-by-side two-seat layout with good downward and lateral visibility typical of high-wing ultralights. Access, seat comfort and baggage provision vary by build standard and later refurbishment, so individual inspection matters more than brochure data. Most Apollo Fox aircraft were delivered with simple day VFR instrumentation rather than integrated certified avionics. Typical panels may include analogue flight and engine instruments, a VHF radio, transponder, portable or panel GPS and, on upgraded examples, lightweight EFIS displays. Garmin Perspective and G1000 suites are not typical equipment for this aircraft category.
Used-market evaluation should focus on airframe condition, fabric age and quality, corrosion protection, landing gear history, wing folding mechanism condition, control cable and pulley wear, and compliance with the applicable national microlight or light sport paperwork. Engine logbooks are especially important for Rotax-powered examples, including rubber replacement, gearbox checks, carburetor synchronization and calendar-life items. Buyers may find differences in nosewheel versus tailwheel configuration, engine output, ballistic parachute fit, avionics upgrades and interior finish. In the used market, the Halley Apollo Fox generally sits as an economical recreational aircraft, below certified two-seat trainers in acquisition and operating cost, but with a narrower mission and more variation between individual airframes.