Grob G 116 Explained

The Grob G 116 was a civil utility aircraft developed in Germany in the late 1980s. It was an enlarged and more powerful four-seat version of the two-seat Grob G 115. Like its predecessor, it was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed tricycle undercarriage. Also like the G 115, construction throughout was of composite materials.

Grob commenced displaying a highly realistic mock-up of the design in 1987, and a prototype flew the following year. However, by 1989 the firm became uncertain about the commercial viability of the aircraft in the face of heavy competition in the four-seat sector, and the project was first postponed and finally cancelled.

References

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• Book: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1987-88 . Jane's Yearbooks . London . 97 .
• Grob plans four-seat tourer . . 20 June 1987 . 15 . 2008-04-14.
• Grob 116 faces cancellation . . 12 August 1989 . 6 . 2008-04-14.