Grob G 120

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 tricycle landing gear and a low tailplane.

Design and development
The airframe is made of carbon fibre reinforced plastic and is stressed to +6/-4g. Its minimum service life is just over 15,000 flight hours.

The cockpit provides room for students wearing military equipment and helmets. The plane is equipped with movable seats and rudder pedals and an air conditioning system. A second thrust lever is available.

Variants

 * Piston powered version with a Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 six cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled piston aircraft engine producing 260 hp.
 * Piston powered version with a Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 six cylinder, four-stroke, air-cooled piston aircraft engine producing 260 hp.


 * G 120TP
 * Turboprop powered version with a Rolls-Royce 250-B17F aircraft engine producing 456 shp for take-off and 380 shp (283 kW) for maximum cruise.

Operators



 * KF Defence Programs: 14 for training of Canadian Armed Forces (until 2013) and Royal Canadian Air Force (from 2013) pilots.
 * French Air and Space Force: 18
 * German Air Force: 6
 * Israeli Air Force: 17 The Snunit used by the IAF has a Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 engine that produces a maximum speed of 235 km/h.
 * Kenya Air Force: 6
 * German Air Force: 6
 * Israeli Air Force: 17 The Snunit used by the IAF has a Lycoming AEIO-540-D4D5 engine that produces a maximum speed of 235 km/h.
 * Kenya Air Force: 6
 * Kenya Air Force: 6
 * Kenya Air Force: 6