Gee Bee Super Sportster R1 Aircraft
1/72 aircraft scale plastic model kit
Amodel 7267
Manufacturer: Amodel (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special purpose racing aircraftmade by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts. Gee Beestands for Granville Brothers.The 1932 R-1 and its sister plane, the R-2, were the successors of the previous year's Thompson Trophy-winning Model Z.
Assistant Chief Engineer Howell "Pete" Miller and Zantford "Granny" Granville spent three days of wind tunnel testing at NYU with aeronautical engineeringprofessor Alexander Klemin. The aircraft had a very peculiar design.
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| Reproduction of the Gee Bee R-1 at the New England Air Museum. | |
| Role | Racing aircraft |
| National origin | United States of America |
| Manufacturer | Granville Brothers Aircraft |
| Designer | Howell W. "Pete" Miller, Zantford Granville |
| First flight | 13 August 1932 |
| Introduction | 1932 |
| Developed from | Gee Bee Model Z |
- Stock: Out Of Stock
- Model: AMO7267
- DATE ADDED: 24/02/2014
