BURKHART GROB LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT e K (Associated with Grob-Werke e K)

Company founded 1928; began aviation activities in 1971, since when has built more than 3,500 aircraft; name changed in 1998 from Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau (formed 1974) to Burkhart Grob Luft- und Raumfahrt GmbH with light and heavy sections; light section produces sailplanes and the G 115, G 120, G 140 and G 160 powered aircraft; heavy section supports continued operations by earlier Egrett and Strato 2C and deals with space activities in support of Weltraum-Institut Berlin.
Factory covered area 28,000 m² (301,400 sq ft); workforce 100 in late 2002.