Ibis Aircraft S.A. is a Colombian
aircraft manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology industry.
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based in
Santiago de Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,227,642 residents according to the 2018 census. The city spans with of urban area, making Cali the second ...
. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of
light aircraft
A light aircraft is an aircraft that has a maximum gross takeoff weight of or less.Crane, Dale: ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition'', page 308. Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997.
Light aircraft are used as utility aircraft c ...
in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the American
light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA), or light sport aircraft, is a fairly new category of small, lightweight aircraft that are simple to fly. LSAs tend to be heavier and more sophisticated than ultralight (aka "microlight") aircraft, but LSA restrictio ...
category, and the European
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
microlight
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
category.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 59. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ][Jackson, Paul (ed): ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2012-2013'', pages 166-167. Jane's Information Group, 2012. ]
The company was formed on 1 November 1990 as ''Ultralivianos Ibis Ltda'', but on 1 June 2006 changed its name to ''Ibis Aircraft S.A.'' to present a more international image.
The company produces a range of two seat high wing monoplane light sport aircraft. The
Ibis GS-700 Magic
The Ibis GS-700 Magic is a Colombian ultralight aircraft, ultralight and light-sport aircraft, designed and produced by Ibis Aircraft of Cali, introduced in 2003. The aircraft is supplied as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateur construction or ...
has a European microlight version.
The
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.Jackson, Paul ...
is a four-seat development of the same basic design powered by engines of . The design was commenced in 2006 and was under development in 2011.
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Aircraft manufacturers of Colombia
Colombian brands
Manufacturing companies established in 1990
Light-sport aircraft
Ultralight aircraft
1990 establishments in Colombia