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Measured figures
G 115E · Length
Single source7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)[source]
Yak-18A · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grob G 115 | Yakovlev Yak-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Basic trainer[source] | Training aircraft[source] |
| Manufacturer | Grob Aircraft[source] | Yakovlev[source] |
| Status | active[source] | in limited service[source] |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Egyptian Air Force Finnish Air Force Royal Navy Army Air Corps (UK)[source] | Soviet Air Force DOSAAF People's Liberation Army Air Force Polish Air Force |
8.35 m (27 ft 5 in)[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]
Yak-18A · 1 × Ivchenko AI-14RF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine
Single source1 × Ivchenko AI-14RF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 224 kW (300 hp)[source]
G 115E · 1,050 ft/min
Single source5.3 m/s (1,050 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufactured | 1985–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | 1999[source] | 1946[source] |
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| First flight | November 1985[source] | 1946[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] | root: Clark YH (14.5%); tip: Clark YH (9.3%)[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 variable-pitch propeller[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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