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| Because of the country's faltering economy, men of once moderate income could no longer afford the luxury of airplanes for pleasure. Soon, rich men would not be inclined to spend money on pleasure aircraft either. But Granny speculated that there still would be a market for sporting aircraft. Even so, wealthy sportsmen would not invest in any plane that was less than spectacular. With this in mind, he and Bob Hall designed a small low winged monoplane (single wing). The "Model X" design had one seat and stood only six feet tall. The planes wing span was only twenty-five feet. They decided to use Chrome molybdenum steel tubing to make the planes fuselage light, but rigid. Welded aluminum formed oil and gas tanks. The plane had a hand wobble pump to bring the fuel from each wing tank to the fuselage tank. From there, the fuel would be gravity fed to the engine. The Model X Sportster's wing's ribs and spars were cut from Sitka Spruce. The entire structure was covered with the finest Dartmouth textured fabric and then painted with nine coats of Berryloid pigmented dope. The planes detachable motor mount allowed individual buyers to choose from four brand name engines (Menasco C4 with 125 hp, Warner with 110 hp, Fairchild 6-390 with 133 hp, or Cirrus Hi-Drive with 95 hp). This plane was the Gee Bee Sportster X. Granny extolled, "The Sportster is ideally adaptable for sport, speed, business or pleasure." Click Here for the Gee Bee Model Plane Store Page. | ||||||
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Gee Bee Z Racer
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Gee Bee Z Racer
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This white, 100% cotton hat features an
embroidered Gee Bee script logo, just as it was displayed on the famed Granville
Brothers' racers. Includes an adjustable strap with buckle for perfect sizing. |
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Book Description
Here's the inside story of the creation of the Gee Bee R-2 replica, written
and photographed by the men who designed and built it. This star of air
shows is followed from re-creating the original plans through all stages of
construction; on its first test flights; and wowing the crowds at Oshkosh
and other air shows. Packed with original
color photography.
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Book Description Revised and updated to cover the entire line of Granville Brothers projects, including all models of their sport and racing planes. Offers a discussion of the aerodynamic knowledge of the 1930s, versus the Gee Bee replica flown in 1994 in aerobatic demonstrations. |
Granville Brothers
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Pratt
& Whitney "Wasp" 1/8 Kit
This was a record setting power plant for many Golden Age racers
and military aircraft. Plastic kit is molded in two colors and consists
of more than 200 parts. Includes nine cylinders, crankcase, two magnetos,
carburetor, fuel pump, starter, propeller hub, display mount and much more.
Assembly required.
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Y-I-BET on the Youth of America. Youth Innovative Business Environment Training. A Better way for kids to learn about technology, aviation and industry. This is an extensive exhibit that had hundreds of hours and tens of thousands of dollars put into making it. The original concept of the Y-I-BET Program was designed by C. Jeff Dyrek and Robert Muse. |
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At 110hp, the Model X had a top speed of 140 mph, and was the fastest stock
aircraft in the race, coming in second place to a custom-built machine. It was
clear that the Gee Bee design was a winner, and the Granville Brothers fame
spread quickly. The name "Gee Bee" came from "G.B." or the Granville Bros.
