Grob G 110

{{Infobox aircraft | name = G 110 | logo = | logo_size = | image = | alt = | caption = | long_caption = | other_names = | aircraft_type = Light 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 = 2 | construction_number = | civil_registration = | military_serial = | radio_code = | requirement = | aircraft_carried = | flights = | total_hours = | total_distance = | construction_date = | introduction = | retired = | first_flight = 6 February 1982 | initiated = | in_service = | last_flight = | expected = | developed_from = | variants = | developed_into = | preservation = | fate = | predecessors = | successors = | concluded = }} The '''Grob G 110''' was a single-engined two-seat light aircraft, made mainly of [[glassfibre]], that was designed and built by the German manufacturer [[Grob Aircraft]] in the early 1980s. Two prototypes were built, with the first example making its maiden flight on 6 February 1982, but development was abandoned after the first prototype crashed later that year. ==Design and development== In 1972, the German machine tool manufacturer, Burkhardt Grob Untermehnensbereich Maschinenbau, set up a subsidiary, Grob Flugzeugbau, to build aircraft. Grob Flugzeugbau started by building [[Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus]] gliders under license before switching to its own designs of gliders and [[motor glider]]s.<ref name="jawa82p87"/><ref>{{Harvnb|Blech|1985|pp=28–29}}</ref> In 1982 Grob revealed a more conventional powered light aircraft, the Grob G 110. This was a two-seat low-wing [[monoplane]] suitable for use as a training aircraft for flying clubs. It was powered by a single [[Lycoming O-235]] [[piston engine]] rated at {{convert|118|hp|kW||abbr=on|order=flip}} and had a fixed [[tricycle landing gear]]. Pilot and passenger sat side by side in an enclosed cabin. Grob had considerable experience in composite aircraft construction from its years of using [[glassfibre]] in its Gliders, and the G 110 was largely built of glassfibre.<ref name="jawa82p87"/><ref>{{Harvnb|''Flight International'' 29 May 1982|p=1361}}</ref><ref name="blp30">{{Harvnb|Blech|1985|p=30}}</ref> The wings used an [[airfoil]] section designed to give [[laminar flow]], in order to improve performance.<ref name="comp">{{Harvnb|North ''Aviation Week'' 24 May 1982|p=69}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|North ''Aviation Week'' 21 June 1982|p=56}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|''Flight International'' 27 February 1982|p=472}}</ref>

Two prototypes were built, with the first making its maiden flight on 6 February 1982. This aircraft crashed in August 1982 while testing the aircraft's [[Spin (aerodynamics)|spinning]] characteristics, when it could not be recovered from a [[Flat spin (aviation)|flat spin]], the [[test pilot]] escaping by parachute.<ref name="jawa82p87"/><ref name="crash">{{Harvnb|''Flight International'' 21 August 1982 |p=394}}</ref><ref name="blp30"/> Although testing continued with the second prototype,<ref name="crash"/> the type was abandoned without entering production with Grob designing a new two seat trainer, the [[Grob G 112]]. This too was a failure, as it was overweight, but the companies third attempt to enter the trainer market, the [[Grob G 115]], flew in 1985.<ref name="blp30"/>

==Variants== ;G 110:2-seat sporting aircraft ;G 111:Proposed 4-seat development of the G110<ref name=JAWA83-84>{{Harvnb|Taylor|1983|p=87}}</ref>

==Specifications== {{Aircraft specs |ref=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83<ref name="jawa82p87">{{Harvnb|Taylor|1982|p=87}}</ref> |prime units?=met  |genhide=

|crew=2 |capacity= |length m=6.90 |length ft= |length in= |length note= |span m=10.60 |span ft= |span in= |span note= |height m= |height ft= |height in= |height note= |wing area sqm=12.20 |wing area sqft= |wing area note= |aspect ratio=9.2:1 |airfoil=Eppler E789 |empty weight kg=560 |empty weight lb= |empty weight note= |gross weight kg= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight kg=900 |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{convert|140|L|USgal impgal|abbr=on}} |more general=  |eng1 number=1 |eng1 name=[[Lycoming O-235|Avco Lycoming O-235-M1]] |eng1 type=air-cooled [[flat-four]] engine |eng1 kw= |eng1 hp=118

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|max speed kmh=280 |max speed mph= |max speed kts= |max speed note= |max speed mach= |cruise speed kmh=260 |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed note=at {{convert|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}} (75% power) |stall speed kmh=82 |stall speed mph= |stall speed note=(flaps down) |never exceed speed kmh=350 |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |range km=1200 |range miles= |range nmi= |range note= |endurance= |ceiling m= |ceiling ft= |ceiling note= |g limits= |roll rate= |glide ratio= |climb rate ms= |climb rate ftmin=945 |climb rate note= |time to altitude=

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==References== {{reflist}}

*{{cite magazine |last=Blech |first=Robin |title=Grob soars higher |magazine=[[Flight International]] |date=30 November 1985 |volume=128 |issue=3988 |pages=28–31|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%203146.html |issn= 0015-3710 }} *{{cite magazine |title=Hanover Show Report: Glassfibre designs set the pace |magazine=[[Flight International]] |date=29 May 1982 |volume=121 |issue=3812 |page=1361 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%201435.html |issn= 0015-3710 |ref={{harvid|''Flight International'' 29 May 1982 }} }} *{{cite magazine |title=New Grob two-seater flies |magazine=[[Flight International]] |date=27 February 1982 |volume=121 |issue=3799 |page=472 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%200494.html |issn= 0015-3710 |ref={{harvid|''Flight International'' 27 February 1982 }} }} *{{cite magazine |last=North |first=David M. |title=Business Flying: Two-Seat Composite Aircraft Proposed |magazine=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]] |date=24 May 1982 |volume=116 |issue=21 |page=69 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19820524/#!&pid=68 |url-access=registration |ref={{Harvid|North ''Aviation Week'' 24 May 1982}} }} *{{cite magazine |last=North |first=David M. |title=Business Flying: Laminar Flow Tests Pass Expectations |magazine=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]] |date=21 June 1982 |volume=116 |issue=25 |pages=56–57 |url=http://archive.aviationweek.com/issue/19820524/#!&pid=68 |url-access=registration |ref={{Harvid|North ''Aviation Week'' 21 June 1982}}}} *{{cite book |editor-last=Taylor |editor-first=John W. R. |editor-link=John W. R. Taylor |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1982–83 |year=1982 |publisher=Jane's Yearbooks |location=London |isbn=0-7106-0748-2 }} *{{cite book |title=Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1983–84 |editor1-last=Taylor |editor1-first=John W. R. |year=1983 |edition=74th |publisher=Jane's Publishing Company |location=London |isbn=978-0710607805 }} *{{cite magazine |title=World News: Grob G110 prototype lost in spin trials |magazine=[[Flight International]] |date=21 August 1982 |volume=122 |issue=3824 |page=394 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1982/1982%20-%202008.html |issn= 0015-3710 |ref={{harvid|''Flight International'' 21 August 1982 }} }}

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