Aviation
The Air Training Corps operates three types of aircraft, these are:
Grob G115 'Tutor'
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (student & instructor)
- Length: 7.59 m (24 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 10.0 m (32 ft 8 in)
- Height: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 12.2 m² (131.3 ft²)
- Empty weight: 690 kg (1,518 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 990 kg (2,183 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Lycoming O-360-A1B6 4-cylinder air-cooled piston engine, 149 kW (180 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (130 knots, 150 mph)
- Range: 1,150 km (621 nm, 719 mi)
- Service ceiling: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 5.33 m/s (1,050 ft/min)
- Maximum fuel load: 33 gallons (in contrast, this is not enough for some jets to taxi to the end of the runway)
Grob G109b 'Vigilant' T Mk.1
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (student & instructor)
- Length: 8.1m (26.6ft
- Wingspan: 17.4m (57.1ft)
- Height: 1.7m (5.6ft)
- Max takeoff weight: 908kg (2002lbs)
- Powerplant: Grob 2500 horizontally opposed 4 cylinder air cooled
Performance
- Maximum speed: 130kts (below 6500ft up to 850kg)
- Range: 1,800 km (1118 mi)
- Service ceiling: 3,050 m (10,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 60 kts (fine pitch) 75kts (coarse pitch)
- Cruise fuel consumption: 12-15 litres per hour (100ltr tank)
- Gliding performance:
- Best gliding ratio 1:28 at 115 km/h
- Min. sink rate 1.1 m/s at 108 km/h
Grob G103A (Twin II Acro) 'Viking' T Mk.1
General characteristics
- Crew: Two (student & instructor)
- Length: 8.18m (26.8 ft)
- Wingspan: 17.5m (57.4 ft)
- Height: 1.55m (5.1 ft)
- Max takeoff weight: 625kg (1378 lbs)
- Powerplant: None, winched launched or areo-tow
Performance: Airframe limitations & speeds
| Maximum Speed (VNE) | - 119 knots |
| Maximum Acceleration (98 to 119 knots) | - +4.8g |
| Minimum Acceleration (98 to 119 knots) | - minus 2.6g |
| Maximum Manouevring Speed | - 98 knots |
| Maximum Acceleration (up to 98 knots) | - +5.7g |
| Minimum Acceleration (up to 98 knots) | - minus 3.7g |
| Maximum crosswind component | - 11 knots |
| Maximum speed for winch launch | - 65 knots |
| Winch Launch | - 50 to 60 knots |
| Minimum Sink - Dual | -138ft/min at 46 knots |
| Minimum Sink - Solo | - 126ft/min at 43 knots |
| Best Glide Angle - Dual | - 37:1 at 57 knots |
| Best Glide Angle - Solo | - 36:1 at 51 knots |
| Speed in Circuit | - 50 knots |
| Stalling Speed - Brakes closed - Dual | - 41 knots |
| Stalling Speed - Brakes closed - Solo | - 36 knots |