The Ace Magic is an Indian ultralight trike, designed by John Penry-Evans and produced by Ace Aviation of Tamil Nadu. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.
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Design and development
The Magic was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of 450 kg (992 lb). The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of 245 kg (540 lb). It also complies with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules when fitted with a smaller 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) fuel tank.
It features a cable-braced hang glider-style high wing, weight-shift controls, a single-seat open cockpit, tricycle landing gear and a single engine in pusher configuration.
Designed in the United Kingdom and produced in India, the aircraft is imported into the UK, by P&M Aviation.
The aircraft is made from bolted-together aluminum tubing, with its two-surface wing covered in Dacron sailcloth. Its 9.2 m (30.2 ft) span wing is supported by a single tube-type kingpost and uses an "A" frame weight-shift control bar. The powerplant is a twin-cylinder, air-cooled, two-stroke, single-ignition 40 hp (30 kW) Rotax 447 engine. Optional engines include the 48 hp (36 kW) Simonini V 1 Plus and the four-stroke NS.T NS650. A trim system, adjustable leg length and 60 litres (13 imp gal; 16 US gal) panniers are all standard equipment. With the Cyclone wing the aircraft has an empty weight of 115 kg (254 lb) and a gross weight of 245 kg (540 lb), giving a useful load of 130 kg (287 lb). With full fuel of 36 litres (7.9 imp gal; 9.5 US gal) the payload is 104 kg (229 lb).
A number of different wings can be fitted to the basic carriage, including the high performance Cyclone, the sport 90% double surface Laser, the intermediate Touch and the beginner Spirit.
Specifications (Magic Cyclone)
Data from Bayerl
General characteristics
Performance