Grob G 116
title: "Grob G 116" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1980s-german-civil-utility-aircraft", "grob-aircraft", "low-wing-aircraft", "single-engined-tractor-aircraft", "aircraft-first-flown-in-1988"] topic_path: "geography/germany" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grob_G_116" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | G 116 |
| aircraft_type | Civil utility aircraft |
| national_origin | Germany |
| manufacturer | Grob Aircraft |
| number_built | 1 |
| first_flight | April 1988 |
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| name = G 116 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Civil utility aircraft | aim = | outcome = | related = | national_origin = Germany | manufacturer = Grob Aircraft | design_group = | designer = | builder = | issuer = | status = | owners = | primary_user = | more_users = | service = | major_applications = | proposals = | prototypes = | number_built = 1 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = April 1988 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = The Grob G 116 was a civil utility aircraft developed in Germany in the late 1980s. It was an enlarged and more powerful four-seat version of the two-seat Grob G 115. Like its predecessor, it was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Also like the G 115, construction throughout was of composite materials.
Grob commenced displaying a highly realistic mock-up of the design in 1987, and a prototype flew the following year. However, by 1989 the firm became uncertain about the commercial viability of the aircraft in the face of heavy competition in the four-seat sector, and the project was first postponed and finally cancelled.
Specifications
|prime units? = met |crew=One pilot |capacity=3 passengers |length m=8.50 |length ft=27 |length in=11 |span m=11.00 |span ft=36 |span in=1 |height m=3.00 |height ft=9 |height in=10 |wing area sqm=15.5 |wing area sqft=167 |empty weight kg=710 |empty weight lb=1,565 |gross weight kg=1,198 |gross weight lb=2,641 |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=Avco Lycoming O-360 |eng1 kw=134 |eng1 hp=180 |max speed kmh=285 |max speed mph=177 |range km=1,200 |range miles=745 |climb rate ms=5.0 |climb rate ftmin=980 |see also= |related= |similar aircraft= |lists=
References
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