Grob G 120TP

what is it?

The Grob G 120TP is a two-seat turboprop training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft with a composite airframe, built by Grob Aircraft. It is based on the Grob G 120A training aircraft and has been developed for military and civil pilots training. It has a retractable tricycle landing gear and a low tailplane.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboprop · 10.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 454 km/htop speed
• range 1,074 kmwithout refuelling
• size 1,590 kgmax take-off weight

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 16 years ago, in 2010.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.3 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 1,074 km: 6× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

2010

introduced

2013

status

in production

number built

—

role

trainer

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

makers

Grob Aircraft

engines

1× Rolls-Royce M250-B17F

length

8.4 m

wingspan

10.3 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

1,590 kg

top speed

454 km/h

cruise speed

435 km/h

range

1,074 km

ceiling

7,620 m

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

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