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G109/ Vigilant T1
Grob Aircraft · Motor glider · Germany · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Grob G109 is a light aircraft developed by Grob Aircraft AG of Mindelheim Mattsies in Germany. It first flew in 1980. The G109B followed in 1984. It is a two-seat self-launching motor glider in which the pilot and passenger or student sit side by side, with good visibility provided by large windows.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Sailplane
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Germany
- Manufacturer
- Grob Aircraft
- Operator
- Royal Air Force (historical); Australian Air Force Cadets
- Primary Role
- Motor glider
- Service Entry
- 1980
- Produced
- 476
- Engine
- 1× 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
- Thrust / Power
- 71 kW
- Length (ft)
- 27
- Wingspan (ft)
- 57
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1367
- MTOW (lb)
- 1874
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 19685
- Range (mi)
- 932
- Max Speed (mph)
- 149