Ibis GS-750 Grand Magic

The Ibis GS-750 Grand Magic is a Colombian homebuilt aircraft, designed and produced by Ibis Aircraft of Cali, introduced in 2006. The aircraft is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or as a kit for amateur construction.

Design and development
The GS-750 Grand Magic is a development of the two-seat Ibis GS-700 Magic. It features a strut-braced high-wing, a four-seat enclosed cabin with doors, fixed tricycle landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from sheet aluminium "all-metal" construction, with the wing tips and cowling made from composite material. Its 9.70 m span wing employs a NACA 650-18m airfoil, mounts flaps and has a wing area of 15.71 m2. The wing is supported by V-struts and jury struts. The main landing gear is sprung 7075-T6 aluminium, while the nose gear has lever suspension using rubber pucks and helical springs. The main wheels include hydraulic disc brakes.

The acceptable power range is 113 to 157 kW and the standard engines used are the eight cylinder 134 kW Jabiru 5100 and, since July 2010, the 157 kW Lycoming IO-390-X powerplant.

The aircraft has a typical empty weight of 520 kg and a gross weight of 1020 kg, giving a useful load of 500 kg. With full fuel of 151.4 L the payload for pilot, passengers and baggage is 391 kg.

The standard day, sea level, no wind, take off with a 113 kW engine is 250 m and the landing roll is 300 m.

Operational history
In February 2007 the prototype was delivered to a customer in Ecuador.