Grob G 120TP
| Grob G 120TP | |
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 G 120TP |
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| Type: | Training aircraft |
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May 25, 2010 |
The Grob G 120TP is a two-seat, aerobatic single-engine aircraft made by Grob Aircraft AG .
history
At the ILA 2010 in Berlin, Grob presented the further development of the Grob G 120A , the G 120TP. The G 120TP was developed as a training aircraft for military pilot training and further education. After its maiden flight on May 25, 2010, it was further developed to readiness for series production and finally type approval by EASA in May 2013.
construction
Like all of Grob's aircraft, the G 120TP is made of fiber composite material. The fuselage is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, the wings are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic . Conceived as a variant of the G 120A, the G 120TP was almost completely redeveloped in the course of the design phase, so that an independent aircraft was created that is no longer comparable with the G 120A.
technology
In addition to the analog basic configuration, the G 120TP has a glass cockpit consisting of four Genesys Aerosystems IDU-680 with 3D Synthetic Vision . The seats are still arranged in the side-by-side configuration in order to be able to optimally train future jet pilots as well as pilot students for transport aircraft and rotary wing aircraft. As an option, lightweight ejection seats from the Mk.17 model from Martin Baker , specially developed for the G 120TP, can be ordered here. The aerobatic training aircraft, which can be used for aerobatics up to +6 g to −4 g , is powered by a Rolls-Royce Turbo-Prop-Allison-M250-B17F engine with a 5-blade constant speed propeller with a diameter of 2.1 m MT propeller driven.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | G 120TP |
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| length | 8.42 m |
| Wingspan | 10.31 m |
| height | 2.64 m |
| Wing area | 13.52 m² |
| Empty mass (BEW) | 1095 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass (MTOW) | 1515 kg (utility category) |
| 1440 kg (Aerobatic Category) | |
| Min. Airspeed | 58 kts / 107 km / h |
| Max. Airspeed | 235 kts / 435 km / h / M 0.45 |
| drive | Rolls-Royce Allison M250-B17F |
| power | 450 SHP / 5 min, 380 SHP continuous output |
| fuel | 341 liters |
| Max. Load factor | +6 g to −4 g (aerobatic category) |
| Range | 580 NM (5,000 ft, 75% MCP) |
| 735 NM (10,000 ft, 45% MCP) | |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft (utility category) |
operator
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Argentina
- Argentina followed as the second operator of the G 120TP and the first user of the digital cockpit variant. Ten aircraft were ordered here, with an option for another five.
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Ecuador
- Equador ordered eight G 120TPs at the end of 2019.
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Indonesia
- The first buyer of the G 120TP was the Indonesian Air Force. There, the G 120TP successfully won an international tender from the Indonesian Air Force for the procurement of 24 (+ 6 reorders from 14 options) new training aircraft and a G 120TP simulator .
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Jordan
- The Jordanian Air Force will use the G 120TP for pilot training from April 2016. The contract includes 12 + 2 aircraft as well as a CBT system and a G 120TP flight training device.
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Mexico
- The Mexican Air Force (FAM) has selected the G 120TP as its new elementary trainer. The contract includes the delivery of 25 aircraft (with an option to 15 more aircraft), a CBT system and four simulators, with the first batch being delivered in February 2015 for the 100th anniversary.
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Myanmar
- The Myanmar Air Force has ordered 20 aircraft, a CBT system and a simulator from Grob Aircraft, with the last delivery taking place in April 2016.
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United Kingdom
- According to the UK Ministry of Defense, the future UK Military Flight Training System (MFTS) will enable British military pilots to basic training on G 120TPs. As part of the program, various previous training systems of the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy and the Army Air Corps will be replaced. As a service provider, Affinity will use the G 120TP together with the Beechcraft T-6 for introductory, basic and advanced training and cover the transport pilot segment via the Embraer Phenom 100 .
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United States
- The United States Army has selected the G 120TP to provide comprehensive training for more than 600 aspiring and active US Army and US Air Force pilots annually . This training includes the retraining of helicopter pilots as well as the training of prospective pilots.
- Together with CAE USA , Grob Aircraft will provide so-called turnkey training including academic training as well as simulator and aircraft training with a total of 6 (+1) aircraft in a specially built training center at the Dothan regional airport in Alabama.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ EASA - Type Certificate EASA.A.565 (PDF; 108 kB), (July 26, 2014)
- ↑ Peter Collins: A Touch of Glass. (PDF) In: genesys-aerosystems.com. Flight International, September 2011, accessed March 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Flugrevue: ILA 2010 - Presentation of the G 120TP , (June 11, 2010)
- ↑ Type certification of the G 120TP
- ^ Grob Aircraft - Technical Specification G 120TP
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine - The world leader in training aircraft
- ↑ Ecuador orders Grob G 120TP trainer aircraft, Janes, January 15, 2020
- ↑ Flightglobal - Indonesian win launches Grob's G120TP
- ^ IHS Jane's 360 - Mexico selects Grob trainer
- ↑ Vuela - EXCLUSIVA: La Fuerza Aérea Mexicana compra 25 aeronaves turbohélice Grob G120TP ( Memento of the original from March 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Defense News - Elbit-KBR Team Tapped for UK Trainer Competition
- ↑ Marketwatch - CAE USA wins US Army contract to provide comprehensive training for fixed-wing pilots
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