OVERVIEW
The Grob G120 lightweight basic prop-driven trainer from Germany serves in the air forces of several notable powers including Canada, France, and Israel.
The Grob G120 lightweight basic prop-driven trainer from Germany serves in the air forces of several notable powers including Canada, France, and Israel.
YEAR: 1999
STATUS: Active, In-Service
MANUFACTURER(S): Grob Aircraft - Germany
PRODUCTION: 70
OPERATORS: Argentina; Canada; France; Indonesia; Jordan; Kenya; Mexico; Myanmar; United Kingdom; United States
SPECIFICATIONS
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the Grob G120A model. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
Unless otherwise noted the presented statistics below pertain to the Grob G120A model. Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible.
CREW: 2
LENGTH: 28.22 feet (8.6 meters)
WIDTH: 33.46 feet (10.2 meters)
HEIGHT: 8.43 feet (2.57 meters)
WEIGHT (EMPTY): 2,116 pounds (960 kilograms)
WEIGHT (MTOW): 3,307 pounds (1,500 kilograms)
ENGINE: 1 x Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 air-cooled flat-six piston engine developing 260 horsepower.
SPEED (MAX): 199 miles-per-hour (320 kilometers-per-hour; 173 knots)
RANGE: 957 miles (1,540 kilometers; 832 nautical miles)
CEILING: 18,045 feet (5,500 meters; 3.42 miles)
RATE-OF-CLIMB: 1,280 feet-per-minute (390 meters-per-minute)
ARMAMENT
None.
None.
VARIANTS
Series Model Variants
• G120 - Base Series Designation.
• G120A (Air-Cooled) - Fitted with Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 air-cooled engine of 260 horsepower.
• G120TP ("Turboprop") - Fitted with a Rolls-Royce 250-B17F turboprop engine of 456 horsepower.
Series Model Variants
• G120 - Base Series Designation.
• G120A (Air-Cooled) - Fitted with Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 air-cooled engine of 260 horsepower.
• G120TP ("Turboprop") - Fitted with a Rolls-Royce 250-B17F turboprop engine of 456 horsepower.
May 2018 - The Indonesia Air Force became the recipient of six additional G120TP turboprop-powered basic trainers from Grob. The service now fields a fleet of thirty such aircraft. The order dates back to a deal signed in 2011 of which the initial twenty-four were received from the period spanning 2013 to 2016.
July 2018 - The G120TP trainer was debuted publicly for the first time at Farnborough 2018.
July 2018 - The G120TP trainer was debuted publicly for the first time at Farnborough 2018.
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Relative Maximum Speed Rating
Hi: 200mph
Lo: 100mph
This entry's maximum listed speed (199mph).
Graph average of 150 miles-per-hour.
City-to-City Ranges
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Unit Production Comparison
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Military Market HI**: 36,183 units
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