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Measured figures
G 115E · Length
Single source7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
PA-44-180 Seminole · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grob G 115 | Piper PA-44 Seminole |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic trainer[source] | Training and personal aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Grob Aircraft[source] | Piper Aircraft[source] |
| Status | active[source] | — |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Egyptian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Navy Army Air Corps (UK)[source] | — |
| Manufactured | 1985–present[source] |
27 ft 7 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (8.41 m)[source]
Empty; G 115E · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; G 115E · Max takeoff weight
Single source670 kg (1,477 lb)[source]
990 kg (2,183 lb)[source]
Empty; PA-44-180 Seminole · Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; PA-44-180 Seminole · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceCruise; 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; PA-44-180 Seminole · 75% power
Single sourceMaximum; PA-44-180 Seminole · Maximum speed
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]
PA-44-180 Seminole · 2 × Lycoming O-360 -E1A6 air-cooled flat four (counter rotating) each
Single source2 × Lycoming O-360 -E1A6 air-cooled flat four (counter rotating), 180 hp (130 kW) each[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1979–present[source] |
| Introduction date | 1999[source] | — |
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| First flight | November 1985[source] | 1976[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 143 L (31 imp gal; 38 US gal) usable[source] | 110 US gal (92 imp gal; 420 L), of which 2 US gal (1.7 imp gal; 7.6 L) are unusable[source] |
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| Aspect ratio | 8.2:1[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | Eppler 696[source] | NACA 65 2 -415[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] | 2-bladed Hartzell fully-feathering metal constant-speed propellers , 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) diameter[source] |
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| Stall speed | 91 km/h (57 mph, 49 kn) (60 degree flap)[source] | 68 mph (109 km/h, 59 kn) (flaps down) CAS[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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| Number built | — | 926 (until 2019)[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Piper Cherokee[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 3 passengers[source] |
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| Single Engine Service Ceiling | — | 4,100 ft (1,200 m)[source] |
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| Take-off to 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,400 ft (430 m)[source] |
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| Landing from 50 ft (15 m) | — | 1,190 ft (360 m)[source] |
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| National origin | — | United States[source] |
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