The Great Planes Giles G-202s — standing side by side. In practice, the O.S. .91 pumper is spinning the 16 x 8 about 3000 rpm faster, and thus has more vertical performance and speed, but the E-Giles performs very admirably—torque rolls and all!
All the graphics on the E-Giles are courtesy of MonoKote and MonoKote trim sheet, cut with a Stika cutter, and applied with the help of MonoKote Trim Solvent and Badger Frisket Paper. This racehorse, a symbol of the new Cross family farm, is actually a standard character in one of the Stika's many specialty fonts!
Looking inside the E-Giles—with the MEC Solderless Tubes velcroed to the modified tank tray, with the switch, fuse, and charge jack mounted out the fuselage sides.
A close look at the MaxCim MaxNeo 13Y in its motor mount on the hand-made 1/32" ply mount extension.
A peek through the E-Giles' butyrate cowl at the MaxCim motor.
The E-Giles power system—MaxCim's MaxNeo 13Y and Max u35B-21 speed control with the MEC Solderless Power Tubes.
Incredible performance at an incredible light weight! Now you can see why it needed nose weight! With a combined weight of just 14 oz. for the motor and speed control, the MaxCim package is amazingly light. |
The fuselage, ready for its power plant. The 1/32" light ply motor mount extension already houses the MaxCim motor mount, and is ready for the motor and speed control to be installed. Note large cooling holes.
Stan's Fiber Tech ProCarbon wheel pants cost a little more—but are significantly lighter than stock ABS parts and slightly lighter than fiberglass parts.
Looking at the right fuselage side, the AstroFlight Zero Loss Connector for charging, and the jack for the fuse, are permanently mounted out the fuse side for easy access.
In and out of the airplane, this simple fuse provides added protection for the modeler. With the fuse out, no power is supplied to the speed control, thus protecting the modeler from any chance of the electric motor starting, and also protecting the speed control from power spikes during battery charging in the aircraft.
The air outlet: this huge lightening hole is part of the stock fuselage which is simply not covered with MonoKote on the E-Giles to allow air outlet for proper cooling of the batteries and speed control. Careful monitoring showed the batteries stayed well within the limits during all flights. (The rear-mounted rudder servo shown here—the servo had to be moved under the wing due to the lightweight electric motor.)
AnnMarie Cross is product support manager for Great Planes Model Distributors and an active IMAC (scale aerobatics) and pattern competitor since 1994. Her husband, Michael Cross, is the designer of Great Planes' CAP 232 and Giles G-202 and also two-time U.S. national IMAC Freestyle Champion and an unlimited level IMAC and advanced level pattern competitor since 1994 (photo by Chris Kemp). |
