Gee Bee

"John Norris (AngryDrifter)" (angrydrifter) 08/11/2016 at 22:01 • Filed to: None

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High Power to Weight Ratio, Unencumbered by Excessive Wing Area, Significant Danger; all in one package.

Dusty Ventures > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 08/11/2016 at 22:04

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Also built and flown just a few miles from my house

tromoly > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 08/11/2016 at 22:16

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I had an RC plane version of that for a while, powered by a 2s LiPo and brushless motor it was sooo fast, I crashed it more than I kept it in the air.

The Granville Brothers were the equivalent of Colin Chapman in the airplane world, build an airframe around the engine with just enough to keep it flying and nothing more.

ttyymmnn > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 08/11/2016 at 22:24

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Is it wrong that I read that in Gimli’s voice? The Gee Bee Model R is featured on next Tuesday’s Aviation History post (8/16).

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 08/11/2016 at 22:59

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They should build one with bigger wings, to relieve some of that threat of death.

John Norris (AngryDrifter) > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 08/11/2016 at 23:06

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Gee Bee Model Y

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > John Norris (AngryDrifter) 08/11/2016 at 23:25

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Ok, I’ll take that one.