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UC-45 Expeditor · Length
Single source34 ft 3 in (10.44 m)[source]
G 115E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beechcraft Model 18 | Grob G 115 |
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| Type | Trainer , transport aircraft and utility aircraft[source] | Basic trainer[source] |
| National origin | United States[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Beech Aircraft Corporation[source] | Grob Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | active[source] |
| Primary users |
7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum; UC-45 Expeditor · Maximum speed
Single source225 mph (362 km/h, 196 kn)[source]
UC-45 Expeditor · at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and
Single sourceUC-45 Expeditor · Range
Single source1,200 mi (1,900 km, 1,000 nmi) at 160 mph (260 km/h; 140 kn) and 5,000 ft (1,500 m)[source]
G 115E · 45% power at FL 80, 45 min reserves
Single source1,150 km (710 mi, 620 nmi) (45% power at FL 80, 45 min reserves)[source]
UC-45 Expeditor · 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines each
Single source2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 "Wasp Junior" radial engines , 450 hp (340 kW) each[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.
United States Army Air Forces United States Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
Royal Air Force Egyptian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Navy Army Air Corps (UK)[source] |
| Number built | 9,000+[source] | — |
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| Manufactured | 1937–1970[source] | 1985–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1937[source] | 1999[source] |
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| First flight | 15 January 1937[source] | November 1985[source] |
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| Capacity | 6 passengers[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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| Airfoil | — | Eppler 696[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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| Stall speed | — | 91 km/h (57 mph, 49 kn) (60 degree flap)[source] |
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| Never exceed speed | — | 341 km/h (212 mph, 184 kn)[source] |
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| g limits | — | + 6.0/ - 3.0[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Deutschland[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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