Aircraft
In The Works: Grob-Werke G160 Ranger
Flight testing of the 1,800-nm G160 Ranger, which first flew last March, continues at Grob-Werke’s aviation facility in Tussenhausen, Germany.

Flight testing of the 1,800-nm G160 Ranger, which first flew last March, continues at Grob-Werke’s aviation facility in Tussenhausen, Germany. If all testing goes as planned, the seven-seat turboprop single will receive FAA/EASA certification in the third quarter.

After being fitted with a tail spin chute, a G160 Ranger test aircraft recently fulfilled spin-testing certification requirements, performing more than 180 spins flown in 13 different configurations. According to Grob-Werke, the aircraft was “completely controllable” during all of the intentionally initiated spins.