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GeeBee R1

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The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers.

The R-1 won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race, piloted by Jimmy Doolittle. He also set a new world landplane speed record of 476 km/h (296 mph) in the Shell Speed Dash.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 32.5ft (9.9m)
  • Length 19.3ft (5.9m)
  • Height 12.2ft (3.7m)
  • Empty Weight 5,218lbs (2,367kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,146lbs (2,788kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.193
  • Wing Loading 31.3lbs/ft2 (153.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 196.2ft2 (18.2m2)
  • Drag Points 3478

Parts

  • Number of Parts 109
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 309
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    31.1k Spikerya
    Great aircraft except for its record... (if ya know what i mean...) otherwise a very historical racing aircraft from 1932... mind if i upgrade its engine for ethnic purposes i will see to it that i mention you when i post it back up
    9.6 years ago
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    Awesome. Just plain awesome
    9.7 years ago
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    5,093 FauxRealest
    Brilliant recreation! Flies flawlessly, even angles up on takeoff as the original. Very good job, handles just as clunky as the original
    10.0 years ago
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    77 Dkinca
    Man it flys amazing!!! I think I might take the dihedral out and see what it does! Stand up job!
    10.0 years ago