Shockwave 200

The Shockwave 200 is a combination of no less than three separate aircraft, the Steven's Akro, Leo Loudenslager's Bud Light Laser 200 and Henry Haigh's Super Star. Add a dash of Darryl Gilbert's tried and trued design ideas and you have one fine airplane. The Shockwave 200 is a mid wing mono plane with an all wood wing and a 4130 Chrome Molly tubular fuselage and tail feathers.

The power plant is a Lycoming LIo 360 fuel injected four cylinder engine that puts out 230 H.P., giving the aircraft a top speed of 250 m.p.h. and a cruising speed of 175 m.p.h. Up front, the Shockwave 200 sports a Great American wooden 72" x 60" fixed propeller. The Shockwave 200 easily climbs at 3,500 feet per minute and has a stall speed of just 41 m.p.h. With a roll rate of over 370 degrees per second the Shockwave is fully capable of unlimited acrobatic maneuvers. It is equipped with an Akroline fully inverted fuel and oil system for sustained inverted flight. The gross weight with pilot and a full fuel load is 1,330 lbs. and weighs 1,002 lbs when empty. The airframe is stressed for approximately 15 G's.

The Shockwave 200 takes approximately 3,000 hrs. to build and plans or kits are available from Gilbert Custom Aircraft, please see the contact page to get in touch with Darryl and the boys.

Super Skybolt

A highly modified version of a Steen Skybolt, the Super Skybolt is one sweet by-plane. The wings have been clipped from 24' to 22' to increase the Super Skybolt's roll rate. In order to accommodate the much larger 350 H.P. fuel injected Lycoming engine the fuselage had to be lengthened 2.5". To allow the Super Skybolt to swing a larger propeller, the landing gear have been moved back 7" to bring the front end up.

Empty the Super Skybolt weighs in at 1,200 lbs., with a gross weight of 1,895 lbs. The aircraft can easily carry two passengers of two hundred lbs. each and a full load of fuel. A claim that can't be made by many open cockpit aircraft. The Super Skybolt climbs at 4,000 feet per minute and cruises comfortably at 150 - 155 mph. The Lycoming engine swings a 78" x 61" Prince P Tip propeller. The aircraft has a fully inverted fuel and oil systems for sustained inverted flying.

The Super Skybolt pictured above was built by Darryl Gilbert and his father George (Captain) Gilbert. The colour scheme was designed by Darryl and painted with Imron Poly Urethane by Brian Lowes.

Talon AT 200

The Talon AT 200 is an excellent all-round aircraft. The model pictured above has been outfitted as a stunt trainer and is a pleasure to fly. The aircraft has a wide range of operating speeds, it can cruise at 150 mph with ease and has a top speed of 180 mph. Due to it's extremely stable flight characteristics, it can fly at speed as low as 55 mph and still retain full control and responsiveness. If you are a thinking of building a plane, the Talon is for you.

The Talon takes approximately 1,500 - 2,000 hrs. to build and plans or kits are available from Gilbert Custom Aircraft, please see the contact page to get in touch with Darryl and the boys.