Grob Aircraft

Andreas Konle (CFO )

The Grob Aircraft AG, headquartered in Tussenhausen in the district of Lower Allgäu is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft from composite materials. The company developed the G180 Grob SPn, the first fully manufactured in carbon fiber reinforced plastic business jet in the world.

History

Originally the aircraft production under the name Burkhart Grob Aerospace GmbH & Co. KG, later Grob Aerospace GmbH ran. The one with the takeover by Fortius SME Capital AG in the present name Grob Aircraft AG (CEO was the former EADS manager Johann Heitzmann, current CEO is André Hiebeler ) renamed aircraft manufacturer in Tussenhausen is license holder for the coarse - aircraft ( except coarse SPn), and is the property of H3 Aerospace GmbH & Co. KG.

Burkhart Grob Aerospace

From 1971 onwards, the license- Aerospace GmbH & Co. KG, which was then part of the Grob-Werke began more than 200 gliders of the type Schempp-Hirth Cirrus by Burkhart Grob. Starting in 1973, was then begun with the production of the first own aircraft, the G 102 Astir. Soon after, the two-seater developed from G 103 Twin Astir and the power - seater G followed 104 Speed ​​Astir.

In 1974, the aircraft factory was established at the aerodrome Mindelheim - Mattsies in Tussenhausen - Mattsies near Mindelheim. The Munich location was abandoned in 1976. In 1980, the daily production was 1.5 in rough planes was determined by about half for export.

Beginning of the 1980s began with coarse aerospace manufacturing motor-powered aircraft, the first of the touring motor glider G 109A was. One problem was the low for the comparatively heavy plastic constructions of power then available engines, which ultimately led to the development of the coarse -2500 engine with 90 hp, which was used in the 1983 -built G 109B. In addition, there were numerous other developments by external companies ( such as the company Korff ), the 90 to 130 hp Limbach aircraft engines adapted to the G 109, so these are also suitable for low-cost aircraft towing Start of gliders.

In 1993, the involvement of the company in the so-called coarse Amigo affair became public. In this bribery scandal was, among other things Max Streibl, the then Prime Minister of Bavaria and friend of Burkhart Grob, involved. Max Streibl was alleged to have been used illegally by the Federal Ministry of Defense for the award of the contract for the electronic warfare system LAPAS to the company Grob. Furthermore, it should Streibl have surreptitiously high air flow for coarse at the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology and the State Institute for construction financing. These allegations are unproven to this day. Previously coarse had financed two holidays Streibls to Brazil and Kenya, as well as provide him with political donations. As a result, the Amigo affair Max Streibl resigned due to the intra-party and public pressure in 1993.

In July 2005, started with the G180 SPn the world's first business jet manufactured entirely in carbon fiber reinforced plastic for its maiden flight.

Grob Aerospace

In 2006 the company was sold to the Swiss Executive Jet Investments AG and renamed it Grob Aerospace.

In August 2008, the management of Grob Aerospace GmbH presented on the basis of inability to pay to the local court for bankruptcy. By the end of October of the same year, production could be maintained, then the staff had to be exempted.

Grob Aircraft

End of January 2009 took over H-3 Aerospace using the Fortius SME Capital AG, the training aircraft and maintenance business and runs it since then as Grob Aircraft AG further, after which the production was resumed on February 1. The production was reduced to the G 115E, 120A G and G 120TP and the G 520 EGRETT, motor sailors are still being serviced in Mattsies at the site. In April 2012 it was announced that the Argentine aircraft manufacturer FADEA the jet-powered two-seat training and combat aircraft IA -63 Pampa II will produce a quantity of 60 aircraft at the factory in Cordoba in cooperation with Grob Aircraft. Here Grob Aircraft will act as a supplier for individual components.

Aircraft types

Types of aircraft Grob Aircraft AG

  • G 120TP
  • G 120A
  • G 115E
  • G 520 Egrett

Types of aircraft Grob Aerospace GmbH

  • D 500 ( LAPAS - plane )
  • G 102 Astir
  • G 103 Twin Astir
  • G 104 Speed ​​Astir
  • G 109 A and B
  • G 115 A / B / C / D / E / EC
  • G 120
  • G 140
  • G 160 Ranger
  • G 180 SPn
  • G 200
  • G 520 Strato 1/Egrett
  • G 600
  • G 850 Strato 2C
Types of business entity Aktiengesellschaft Grob G103 Twin Astir Grob G104 Speed Astir Grob G 109 Limbach Flugmotoren Grob G 120 Grob G 115 Grob G 120TP FMA IA 63 Pampa Grob/E-Systems/AlliedSignal Egrett Grob Strato 2C List of aircraft manufacturers
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