Press Release

Issued by Green Charter 2022.

January 28, 2008

Grob Aerospace spn test aircraft No. 3 (D-CSPJ) departed Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany for Granada, Spain today January 28th where it will undergo three months of extensive flight testing, including Aircraft Configuration Identification (ACID) tests.  A team of approximately 20 specialists is supporting the aircraft.

The test centre at Granada was selected for the trials owing to its combination of good flying weather, co-operative agencies and the convenience of remaining within the EU. The facilities in Granada are managed by the INTA Department of Spain's Ministry of Defence, and have been successfully used by other aircraft manufacturers in recent years. 

"Initial testing will focus on flight characteristics and performance whilst subsequent flights will cover avionics and subsystems including hydraulics, environmental control and the landing gear. The high speed envelope will also be fully opened," said Grob Aerospace Chief Test Pilot Peter Weger who is leading the program in Spain. "All these tests are necessary as we move toward our certification goal." The spn is due to return back to Germany by March to then conduct icing trials in Northern Europe.