Ibis Aerospace Ae 270 Ibis

Type (Muster)
Single turboprop utility aircraft

Country (Land)
Czech Republik/Taiwan (Tschechien/Taiwan)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Ibis Aerospace
25070 Odolena Voda
Czech Republic

Phone: 00420-2/688-0041
Fax: 00420-2/823-172

Ibis Aerospace is a 50/50 joint venture company of Aero Vodochody (Odolena Voda) and AIDC (Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, Taiwan).

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 2, but single-pilot certification is expected
Passengers (Passagiere): up to nine, but more typical six-seat business layout

Power plant (Antrieb): Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-42A turboprop. Ae 270W offered with Walter M601F turboprop
Power (Leistung): 634 kW (850 shp) flat rating. Walter engine offers 680 kW (778 shp).
Propeller: Four-blade Hartzell or McCauley, around 2000 rpm
Specific fuel consumption: 0,639 lbs/shp/h (0,389 kg/kW/h)

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Length (Länge): 12,24 m
Height (Höhe): 4,79 m
Span (Spannweite): 13,80 m
Wing area (Flügelfläche): 21,0 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 4,98 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 1,44 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,36 m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 7,5 sq m

Weights (Massen)
Standard empty weight (Leermasse ): 1788 kg
Max. Payload (Nutzlast): 1200 kg
Fuel (Kraftstoff): 1034 kg
Max. zero-fuel weight (max. Masse ohne Kraftstoff): 3065 kg
Max. ramp weight (max. Rollmasse): 3315 kg
Max. take-off weigth (max. Startmasse): 3300 kg
Max. landing weight (max. Landemasse): 3150 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): 382 km/h at sea level, 408 km/h at 4000 m
Stall speed (überziehgeschwindigkeit): 149 km/h with flaps up, 113 km/h with flaps down
Max. climb rate (Steigrate): 8,2 m/s
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 9300 m (30520 ft)
Take-off run (Startrollstrecke): 266 m
Take-off distance (Startstrecke): 500 to 50 ft (über ein 15-m-Hindernis)
Landing distance (Landestrecke): 853 m from 50 ft (über ein 15-m-Hindernis)
Landing run (Landerollstrecke): 410 m
Range (Reichweite):
- 225 km with max. payload
- 2600 km with max. fuel, at 8000 m

Costs (Kosten)
No data available.

Customers (Kunden)
None known yet

Competition (Konkurrenz)
Myasichtchev 101
Pilatus PC-12
Piper Meridian
Socata TBM 700

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Ae 270 Ibis is a single turboprop aircraft usable for cargo transport, passenger operations or business-flying applications. Two versions are proposed:

Ae 270P: Features Pratt turboprop and is fully pressurized.
Ae 270W: simplified variant with cheap Walter engine, fixed landing gear, and without pressurization. Main markets would be the third world and the CIS.

Aero Vodochody is responsible for the design and builds the fuselage and tail. It will also conduct final assembly. AIDC of Taiwan contributes the wings and some other structural parts.
There is a dedicated marketing company in the USA, named Ibis Aerospace Ltd. and located at Kerrville, Texas.

History (Geschichte)
Aero Vodochody is working on the Ibis design since the beginning of the 90s, when the aircraft was initially announced as the L-270. The configuration was modified in 1991 and again revised in late 1993.
In March 1997, Aero and AIDC signed an agreement to form Ibis Aerospace as a 50-50 venture, which was established on 1 July 1997..
Roll-out of the first Ibis took place at Odolena Voda near Prague on 10 December 1999. At that time, a first flight was promised for February 2000, but this has slipped. In total, three prototypes will be used for air tests, while one airframe will be dedicated to static tests. Certification to FAR part 23 standards is expected in mid-2001, with customer deliveries beginning in the fourth quarter of the same year.

Last updated 10. April 2000

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