Grob G 115E
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| Grob Tutor | ||
|---|---|---|
 Grob Tutor | ||
| Description | ||
| Role | Basic Trainer | |
| Crew | 2 | |
| First Flight | November 1985 | |
| Entered Service | 1999 | |
| Manufacturer | Grob | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 24 ft 9 in | 7.59 m |
| Wingspan | 32 ft 8 in | 10.00 m |
| Height | 9 ft 2 in | 2.8 |
| Wing Area | 131.3 ft² | 12.2 m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | lb | kg |
| Loaded | lb | kg |
| Maximum Takeoff | 2183 lb | 990 kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engines | 1x Lycoming 360-A1B6 | |
| Power | 200 hp | 149 kW |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum Speed | 150 mph | 240 km/h |
| Combat Range | n/a miles | n/a km |
| Ferry Range | miles | km |
| Service Ceiling | 10,000(?) ft | m |
| Rate of Climb | 1050 ft/min | 320 m/min |
| Wing Loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² |
| Power/Mass | hp/lb | kW/kg |
| Avionics | ||
| Photo of Grob Tutor Cockpit | ||
The Grob Tutor is a single-engined low-wing monoplane used as a basic training aircraft by the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft (a Grob G 115) has fixed tricycle undercarriage with spatted wheels, a short nose bearing the engine and a 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller. The cockpit features a broad canopy and all round vision, with side-by-side seating for pilot and student. The wings are tapered with square tips and the empennage consists of a large fin and rudder with an oblong tailplane with square tips mid-set to the fuselage.
The Tutor is used by the University Air Squadrons to provide Elementary Flying Training (EFT) to university students mainly sponsored by the RAF. The tutor is also used by Air Experience Flights to provide flying experience to cadets of the Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force. The Tutor replaced the Scottish Aviation Bulldog in these roles in the late 1990s. Unusually, the Tutor fleet is owned and maintained by civilian companies and carries British civilian G-XXXX registrations under a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) scheme. The aircraft are painted overall white with blue flashes and RAF roundels.
[edit] Operators
- 1 AEF St Athan
- 2 AEF Boscombe Down
- 3 AEF RAF Colerne
- 4 AEF Glasgow International Airport/Abbotsinch
- 5 AEF RAF Wyton
- 6 AEF RAF Benson
- 7 AEF RAF Cranwell
- 8 AEF RAF Cosford
- 9 AEF RAF Church Fenton
- 10 AEF RAF Woodvale
- 11 AEF RAF Leeming
- 12 AEF RAF Leuchars
- 1 Sqn, 1 EFTS RAF Cranwell
- 2 Sqn, 1 EFTS RAF Wyton
- 3 Sqn, 1 EFTS RAF Church Fenton
