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Measured figures
G 115E · Length
Single source7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
PC-21 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grob G 115 | Pilatus PC-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic trainer[source] | Advanced trainer aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Grob Aircraft[source] | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | active[source] | Active service[source] |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Egyptian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Navy Army Air Corps (UK)[source] | Swiss Air Force Royal Australian Air Force Spanish Air and Space Force Royal Saudi Air Force French Air and Space Force |
11.233 m (36 ft 10 in)[source]
Cruise; G 115E · long range cruising speed
Single sourceMaximum; G 115E · Maximum speed
Single source250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)[source]
178 km/h (111 mph, 96 kn) (long range cruising speed)[source]
Cruise; PC-21 · at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Single sourceMaximum; PC-21 · at sea level
Single sourceG 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]
PC-21 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B turboprop engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68B turboprop engine, 1,200 kW (1,600 hp)[source]
PC-21 · Hardpoints : Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role
Single sourceHardpoints : Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role.[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufactured | 1985–present[source] | 2002–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1999[source] | April 2008[source] |
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| First flight | November 1985[source] | 1 July 2002[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] | 5-bladed constant-speed propeller, 2.39 m (7 ft 10 in) diameter[source] |
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| Stall speed | 91 km/h (57 mph, 49 kn) (60 degree flap)[source] | 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn) gear and flaps up (20 km/h (12 mph; 11 kn) less with flaps and gear down)[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] | Aerobatic: + 8.0 – 4.0 aerobatic / with underwing stores: + 5.0 to – 2.5[source] |
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| Country of origin | Deutschland[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland | Schweiz[source]Country of design · Entwurfsland |
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| Designer | — | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
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| Number built | — | 211 (312 ordered in total)[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | Provisions provided for 4× under-wing and 1× centerline external store stations, capable of mounting up to 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) of payload of air-to-ground weapons to operate in the counter-insurgency role.[source] |
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| Roll rate | — | 200°/s at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 208 kg/m 2 (43 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Power/mass | — | 0.39 kW/kg (0.24 hp/lb)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; PC-21 · aerobatic
Single source