4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Grob.g109b.glider.arp: Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in July 2005 and placed in the public domain.· Public domain
- 2. Grob g109b vigilant t1 of raf at riat 2010 arp: Photographed by myself (Adrian Pingstone)· Public domain
- 3. Grob g109b zh268 motorglider arp: Arpingstone· Public domain
- 4. Grob Aerospace G109B: 100yen· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Grob G 109 is a light general aviation aircraft developed by Grob Aircraft AG of Mindelheim Mattsies in Germany. It first flew (G 109 prototype, and then production G 109A form) in 1980. The G 109B followed in 1984.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 17.4 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 46 years ago, in 1980.
- Wingspan of 17.4 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,500 km: 8× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1980
- number built
- 476
- role
- motor glider
- makers
- Grob Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Grob 2500E1
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.1 m
- wingspan
- 17.4 m
- height
- 1.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 850 kg
- top speed
- —
- cruise speed
- 205 km/h
- range
- 1,500 km
- ceiling
- 6,000 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1417838, Wikipedia: Grob G 109 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.