Giles G-200 Explained

The Giles G-200 is an American aerobatic homebuilt aircraft that was produced by AkroTech Aviation of Scappoose, Oregon. When it was available the aircraft was supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft or a kit for amateur construction. The first customer-built aircraft made its first flight on May 26, 1996.^[1] AkroTech Aviation went out of business and the design is no longer in production.^{[2] [3]}

Design and development

The G-200 features a cantilever low-wing, a single-seat enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, fixed conventional landing gear with wheel pants and a single engine in tractor configuration.

The aircraft is made from composites. Its 201NaN1 span wing employs a Mort airfoil, has full-span ailerons but no flaps and a wing area of 75square feet. The cabin width is 23inches and has provisions for pilots from 61inches in height and 100lb to 77inches and 245lb. When the aircraft was in production custom cockpit sizes were also available as options.

The G-200's acceptable installed power range is 150to and the standard engine used is the 2000NaN0 Lycoming IO-360 powerplant.^[4]

The G-200 has an empty weight of 750lb and a gross weight of 1150lb, giving a useful load of 400lb. With full fuel of the payload is 184lb.

The manufacturer estimates the construction time from the supplied quick-build kit as 1000 hours.

Operational history

By 1998 the company reported that 26 kits had been sold and one aircraft was flying.

In December 2013 ten examples were registered in the United States with the Federal Aviation Administration, with a further two no longer registered.^[5] There was one G-200 registered with Transport Canada.^[6]

Pilot Mike Goulian described flying the G-200:

See also

• List of aerobatic aircraft

External links

• Photo of a G-200

Notes and References

1. Book: Jane's all the world's aircraft, 1997-98 . 1997 . Coulsdon, Surrey, UK ; Alexandria, VA . Jane's Information Group . 978-0-7106-1540-4.
2. Purdy, Don: AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition, page 112. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998.
3. Web site: Giles G-200 & G-202. 4 December 2013. Experimental Aircraft Association. 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130223142200/http://eaa.org/homebuilders/kitplans/gilesg200.asp . 23 February 2013.
4. Web site: The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage. 4 December 2013. Lednicer. David. 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100420012244/http://www.ae.illinois.edu/m-selig/ads/aircraft.html. 20 April 2010. dead.
5. Web site: Make / Model Inquiry Results. 4 December 2013. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 December 2013.
6. Web site: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register . 15 December 2013 . . 15 December 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718042755/http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/quicksearch.asp . 18 July 2011 .