Grob G 120

what is it?

The Grob G 120 is a two-seat training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft with a carbon composite airframe, built by Grob Aircraft. It is based on the Grob G 115TA training aircraft and is specially designed for military and civil pilots training. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear and a low tailplane.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 319 km/htop speed
• range 1,537 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,490 kgmax take-off weight
• built 533made in total

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 27 years ago, in 1999.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,537 km: 9× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1999

status

in production

number built

533

role

trainer

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Grob Aircraft

engines

1× Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5

length

8.6 m

wingspan

10.2 m

height

2.6 m

max take-off weight

1,490 kg

top speed

319 km/h

cruise speed

307 km/h

range

1,537 km

ceiling

5,486 m

wings

monoplane

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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