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The Grob G 115 is a
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, primarily used for
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. It is built in Germany by
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before January 2009). The E variant with a 3-blade
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is in service with the Finnish Air Force, the
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and
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for Flying Grading (a pre-EFT flying course) and in the
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as part of No. 6 Flying Training School (6 FTS) which provides flying to both University Air Squadrons and Air Experience Flights to Cadets of the
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. As of 2020, the Tutor is still being used by the RAF for some Elementary Flying Training (3FTS) but is due to be phased out in favour of its replacement, the Prefect T1.


Design

The aircraft is constructed of carbon composite materials. The main fuselage and each wing spar is a single piece. It has a fixed (sprung steel)
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with spatted wheels, a short nose bearing the 180 hp engine, and a 3-bladed variable-pitch propeller. The aircraft was re-certified in 2013 with a new MT Propeller following issues with the previous design. The inverted oil system was also redesigned to improve lubrication during aerobatics. The cockpit features a broad canopy arch and spine. Forward visibility is good. The side-by-side seats are fixed and pilot seating is adjusted with cushions as well as a rudder bar adjuster. The wings are tapered with square tips and the
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consists of a large fin and rudder, with an oblong
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with square tips mid-set to the
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. The initial Grob G 115 and G 115A models had an upright fin and rudder, and were mainly sold to civilian aeroplane clubs in Germany, the United Kingdom and several other countries. The aircraft is capable of basic aerobatic manoeuvres (limited to +6G and −3G).


Grob 115D2 (Heron)

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. There are only six recorded Herons in existence; two (to be sold) operated by Tayside Aviation, three privately owned and one in Germany. One was reported as written off after an accident.


Grob 115E (Tutor)

With the retirement of the
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T.1 from
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s (UASs) and
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s (AEFs), a new system was put in place for the provision of the UAS and AEF flying tasks. Aircraft were to be owned and operated by private industry, contracted to the
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(MoD). The aircraft chosen for this task was the Grob 115E, designated Tutor T1 by the MoD. The Tutor fleet is owned and maintained by a civilian company, Babcock, and carries British civilian registrations under a
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(PFI) scheme, painted overall white with blue flashes and UK Military Aircraft
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s. Royal Navy, Army and RAF Elementary Flying Training (EFT), where students streamed according to ability: Fast Jet, Rotary Wing, Multi-Engine or non-pilot roles, was previously taught on the Grob Tutor at RAF Cranwell and RAF Barkston Heath by the joint 3 Flying Training School, with
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, 674 Squadron Army Air Corps and 57 RAF Reserve Squadron, before being replaced in 2018 by the turboprop trainer, the Grob G120TP Prefect. Some 3FTS EFT training for various pipelines still continues on the Tutor on 16Sqn at RAF Wittering. Until 2005 the Tutor was used by UASs to provide EFT to university students, many sponsored by the RAF. From 2006, UAS students are no longer taught EFT; they follow an unassessed flying syllabus similar to EFT, but with only a 36-hour course and the possibility of progression to more advanced training on merit. The Tutor is also used by AEFs to provide flying experience for cadets of the
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(ATC) and
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(CCF), replacing the Bulldog in these roles at the turn of the century. The final AEF to receive the Tutor was
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, based at RAF Woodvale in Merseyside, in 2001. 10 AEF was incidentally also the last AEF to receive the Bulldog in 1996, replacing the
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. Five Tutor T1s are also operated by
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of the Royal Navy's
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for trainee pilot grading at RNAS Yeovilton. In 2009 some Tutor squadrons began to receive new Enhanced Avionics (EA) Tutors, with an updated and enhanced instrument panel, featuring a
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GNS 430W
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system, digital HSI and digital engine instruments. These aircraft are the same as the standard Tutors, with the exception of an extra
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aerial for the new GPS system and the cockpit modifications.


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*** East Midlands Universities Air Squadron –
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*** No. 2 Air Experience Flight RAF
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*** No. 6 Air Experience Flight RAF
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*** No. 10 Air Experience Flight RAF
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Specifications (G 115E)


Incidents and accidents

*On 29 June 2004, a Tutor lost a propeller blade and its canopy in flight. The aircraft was landed unpowered in a field, where damage was also sustained to the undercarriage. Subsequent investigation revealed cracking in the propeller blade roots across the fleet, which was grounded for modifications. No-one was injured in the incident. *On 11 February 2009, two RAF Tutors operating air experience flights from RAF
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collided in mid-air. All four occupants were killed, a pilot and a female Air Training Corps cadet in each aircraft. The two cadets killed were aged 13 and 14, both were members of 1004 (Pontypridd) Squadron Air Training Corps. *In June 2009, a Grob Tutor collided in mid-air with a civilian glider. The two people in the Grob Tutor were killed. The glider pilot parachuted and survived.


See also


References



Flight Global – Grob Tutor Propeller Issues * *


External links


G115 page on the Grob Aircraft website
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Photo of Grob Tutor Cockpit

The RAF Tutor page


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2013 AAIB Propeller report
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