Grob G 120TP
The Grob G 120TP is a two-seat, single-engine aerobatic aircraft the Grob Aircraft AG Tussenhausen - Mattsies.
History
At ILA 2010 in Berlin presented coarse before the development of the G 120A, the G 120TP. The G 120TP has been created as a training aircraft for the military Pilotenaus and further training. After its maiden flight on 25 May 2010 the development to the production stage and finally the Type Approval by the EASA in May 2013.
Construction
The G 120TP is made like all aircraft manufacturer Grob from fiber composite material. The body is made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, the bearing surfaces are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Intended as a variant of the G 120A, the G 120TP was, however, almost new developed during the design phase so that an independent aircraft has been created that is no longer comparable to the G 120A.
Technology
In addition to the base-analog configuration, the G 120TP IDU -680 features a glass cockpit, consisting of four Cobham with 3D Synthetic Vision. The seats are still arranged in side-by- side configuration in order to train alongside future jet pilots and trainee pilots for transport aircraft and rotorcraft optimally. Optional developed for the G 120TP lightweight ejection seats from Martin Baker Mk.17 model can be ordered here. The 6 to -4 g g aerobatic training aircraft is powered by a Rolls- Royce Allison turboprop - M250 - B17F engine with a 5-blade constant speed propeller with a diameter of 2.1 m from the house MT-Propeller driven.