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Granville Brothers R-1 'Gee Bee'. HISTORY. Following the success of their Models Y and Z, the Granville Brothers of Springfield, MA developed the R-1 and R-2 models for the 1932 air racing season. (Gee Bee is a "spelling out" of the brothers' GB initials.)
Mar 10, 2017 · Similar in appearance, the Gee Bee Model R airplanes were built for just one purpose: to go fast. Well engineered and hand-built, the racers were designed with the smallest airframe possible—to minimize aerodynamic drag—around the most powerful engine then available.
Gee Bee R-1 In 1932, Cleveland was the center of air racing in the U.S. The National Air Races were equivalent in popularity to today’s NASCAR event at Daytona.
Jan 16, 2020 · Legends often require little time to grab the public’s imagination and so it was with the Gee Bees. The airplanes were designed and built in less than six months and from August 1932, when the R-1 first flew, to the tragic demise of both airplanes, barely a year and a half had elapsed.
Modified airworthy replica of the original Gee Bee R6 (later designated Q.E.D.) Built between 2002 and 2013. For sale at Platinum Fighter Sales for $899,000 in 2022.
The Gee Bees--a series of 1930s racing planes--are perhaps the most famous, or infamous, aircraft in aviation history, depending on one's viewpoint. During the early 1930s, the Gee Bees were among the fastest planes of the day and won several prestigious National Air Races, but several pilots also lost their lives while flying them.
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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 at the now-abandoned Springfield Airport. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers.
