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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.

Designed to be a further development of the G 120A, the G 120TP turned during the development process into a nearly new type of aircraft. Due to the new powertrain, the G 120TP offers new capabilities for basic and advanced pilot training, where it can be used as a lead-in for a jet trainer. The airframe is made of fiberglass reinforced plastic and is stressed to +6/-4g. The wings are made of carbon fibre composites with winglets. The cockpit provides room for students and teachers wearing military equipment and helmets. The HOTAS control system is similar to that found in other types of aircraft that students may fly later in their careers..

Variants

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Grob Aircraft, formerly Grob Aerospace
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General Info

Crew: one
Capacity: one passenger
Length: 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 13.5 m² (145 sq ft)

Powerplant

Empty weight: 1,095 kg Max takeoff weight: 1,590 kg Fuel capacity: 360 litres Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce M250-B17F Turboprop aircraft engine, 340 kW (456 hp) Propellers: 5-bladed MT Propeller, 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) diameter

Performance

Maximum speed: 454 km/h (282 mph, 245 kn)
Cruise speed: 435 km/h (270 mph, 235 kn) (at MCP, 10,000 ft)
Stall speed: 107 km/h (67 mph, 58 kn) (MSL, landing configuration)
Range: 1,070 km (670 mi, 580 nmi) at 5,000 ft and 75% power
Ferry range: 1,361 km (846 mi, 735 nmi)
Endurance: 6 hours at 10,000 ft and maximum endurance power setting
Service ceiling: 7,600 m

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The Bf 108A first flew in 1934, followed by the Bf 108B in 1935. The Bf 108B used the substantially larger, 12.67 litre displacement Argus As 10 air-cooled inverted V8 engine. The nickname Taifun (German for "typhoon") was given to her own aircraft by Elly Beinhorn, a well-known German pilot, and was generally adopted

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Development of the type continue and in 1935 the Bf 108B appeared with the fin and rudder having undergone modifications.

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Conceived as a competitive aircraft the Bf 108 would take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

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