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AMD Zodiac XL · Length
Single source20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)[source]
G 115E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD Zodiac | Grob G 115 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Kit aircraft[source] | Basic trainer[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aircraft Manufacturing and Design[source] | Grob Aircraft[source] |
| Designer | Chris Heintz[source] | — |
| Status | In production[source] | active[source] |
| Primary users | private pilots |
7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
AMD Zodiac XL · × Continental O-200
Single source× Continental O-200 , 100 hp (75 kW)[source]
G 115E · 1 × Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F/B 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Lycoming AEIO-360-B1F/B 4-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 130 kW (180 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Number built | More than 1,000[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | Eastman, Georgia[source] | 1985–present[source] |
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| First flight | 1984[source] | November 1985[source] |
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| Retired | N/A[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 1 passenger and 550 lb (250 kg) useful load[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | NACA 65-018[source] | Eppler 696[source] |
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| Stall speed | 37 kn (44 mph, 71 km/h)[source] | 91 km/h (57 mph, 49 kn) (60 degree flap)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | 140 kn (161 mph, 257 km/h)[source] | 341 km/h (212 mph, 184 kn)[source] |
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| Wing loading | 10 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )[source] | — |
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| Power/mass | 13.2 lb/hp (0.125 W/kg)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Canada[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 28, cell 2; revision 1377598795; retrieved 2026-09-30 | Deutschland[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Introduction date | — | 1999[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 143 L (31 imp gal; 38 US gal) usable[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 8.2:1[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 3-bladed Hoffmann HO-V343K-V/183GY Constant-speed propeller , 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) diameter[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 6.0/ - 3.0[source] |
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