Ace Magic

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.
Design and development.
The Magic was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight category, including the category's maximum gross weight of . The aircraft has a maximum gross weight of . It also complies with the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules when equipped with a fuel tank.
The Magic 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 wingspan 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, Rotax 447 engine. Optional engines include the Simonini Victor 1 Plus and the four-stroke NS.T NS650. A trim system, adjustable leg length and panniers are all standard equipment. With the Cyclone wing the aircraft has an empty weight of and a gross weight of , giving a useful load of . With a full fuel load of the payload is .
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.