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Gee Bee Model R

39.6k maverickvii  9.6 years ago
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Nothing special just something I was playing around with this morning. The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Specifications

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
  • Length 25.4ft (7.8m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 13,143lbs (5,962kg)
  • Loaded Weight 16,006lbs (7,260kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 3.088
  • Wing Loading 54.7lbs/ft2 (266.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 292.8ft2 (27.2m2)
  • Drag Points 6200

Parts

  • Number of Parts 182
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 444

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    39.6k maverickvii
    @allstarship, I did not, that's a pretty cool fact.
    9.6 years ago
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    15.9k Allstar
    Did you know that the first full metal monocoque fighter for america was an adapted version of this plane?
    9.6 years ago
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    3,096 WWIIPlaneBuilder
    X-plane challenge
    9.6 years ago
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    18.6k Teus
    Congrats!
    9.6 years ago
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    114k TMach5
    Very Nice @maverickvii. I used to have a model of this plane when I was a kid. Well done!
    9.6 years ago
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    14.4k Indigo
    Cute~
    9.6 years ago

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