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Giles G-200 G-200 Role - Homebuilt aircraft National origin - United States Manufacturer - AkroTech Aviation First flight - May 26, 1996 Status - Production completed Number built - at least 12 Variants - Giles G-202 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. AkroTech Aviation went out of business and the design is no longer in production. 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 20.00 ft (6.1 m) span wing employs a Mort airfoil, has full-span ailerons but no flaps and a wing area of 75.00 sq ft (6.968 m2). The cabin width is 23 in (58 cm) and has provisions for pilots from 61 in (150 cm) in height and 100 lb (45 kg) to 77 in (200 cm) and 245 lb (111 kg). When the aircraft was in production custom cockpit sizes were also available as options. The G-200's acceptable installed power range is 150 to 220 hp (112 to 164 kW) and the standard engine used is the 200 hp (149 kW) Lycoming IO-360 powerplant. The G-200 has an empty weight of 750 lb (340 kg) and a gross weight of 1,150 lb (520 kg), giving a useful load of 400 lb (180 kg). With full fuel of 36 U.S. gallons (140 L; 30 imp gal) the payload is 184 lb (83 kg). 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. There was one G-200 registered with Transport Canada. Pilot Mike Goulian described flying the G-200: Some airplanes have a great roll rate, however they have very little centering feel in the middle. But this airplane does. You can do a roll at maximum aileron input from either high or low speed and the airplane still possesses a great centering feel. That's one of the greatest qualities you can have in an aerobatic plane. Specifications (G-200) (Data from AeroCrafter and The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage) General characteristics Crew: one Length: 18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m) Wing area: 75.00 sq ft (6.968 m2) Airfoil: Mort Airfoil Empty weight: 750 lb (340 kg) Gross weight: 1,150 lb (522 kg) Fuel capacity: 36 U.S. gallons (140 L; 30 imp gal) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming IO-360 four cylinder, air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 200 hp (150 kW) Propellers: 3-bladed constant speed propeller Performance Maximum speed: 255 mph (410 km/h, 222 kn) Cruise speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn) Stall speed: 66 mph (106 km/h, 57 kn) Range: 750 mi (1,210 km, 650 nmi) Rate of climb: 4,100 ft/min (21 m/s) Wing loading: 15.33 lb/sq ft (74.8 kg/m2) Giles G-202 G-202 Role - Aerobatic aircraft Manufacturer - AkroTech Aviation / Avions Mudry Designer - Richard Giles First flight - 1995 Number built - At least 26 Developed from - Giles G-200 The Giles G-202 is an unlimited-level aerobatic airplane designed by Richard Giles. This carbon fiber composite monoplane was manufactured by AkroTech Aviation in Troutdale, Oregon. The tandem two-seater was based upon the single-seater Giles G-200. The G-202 was produced and sold as kit plane by AkroTech, and slightly modified as the CAP 222 by Avions Mudry (France). Operational history In 1999 airshow performer Wayne Handley broke the world record for the most consecutive flat spins in a Giles G-202 performing 78 spins. The record was broken in 2014 by Spencer Suderman in 2014 in a Pitts S2-B performing 81 spins from 23,000 ft altitude. A Giles 202 crashed on Friday 28 August 2015 during practice for an air show at Stewart International Airport near New Windsor, NY, about 60 miles north of New York City. Photos taken by a bystander show the tail separating from the aircraft as the pilot was in an ascending manoeuver. The pilot was killed. A Giles 202 crashed on Thursday 30 May 2019 during takeoff at the Wasilla Airport near Wasilla, AK. The pilot was killed. NTSB is still investigating the crash. A Giles 202 crashed on Saturday 29 October 2022 during a normal flight near Ulm, Germany. Two occupants died. Specifications (G-202) General characteristics Crew: one or two pilots Length: 5.89 m (19 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 6.71 m (22 ft 0 in) Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Empty weight: 450-500 kg (992-1,102 lb) Max takeoff weight: 726 kg (1,600 lb) cruise; 640 kg (1,400 lb) max aerobatic weight; 1,200 lb (540 kg) max weight for competition aerobatics Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E piston engine, 175 kW (235 hp) Performance Cruise speed: 259 km/h (161 mph, 140 kn) Stall speed: 107 km/h (66 mph, 58 kn) Never exceed speed: 415 km/h (258 mph, 220 kn) - higher values according to other sources Fuel capacity (cruise): cruise: 219.5 L (58 gal); aerobatics: 37.8 L (10 gal) Fuel consumption: about 40-60 L/h G-loads: +/-10g Roll rate: >420°/s |