First the Credits: The drawings and specifications for the Gee Bee were found in the "Aircraft in Profile" series published by Doubleday and Company, the Williams Bros. 1/32 scale plastic model and instruction sheet, and Delmar Benjamin's web site (www.geebee.com) that details his R-2 reproduction. The gauges are XML (isn't it odd to see Micr$oft make something simpler?) and FS Panel studio was used for the panels. Special thanks to: all who have worked to decode the flight dynamics and have shared their work with the rest of us; David Eckert for his excellent FSDS tutorials and pilot figure; Dai Griffiths and Arne Bartels for their help in getting over the gauge learning curve hump; Shlomo Hakim and Joseph Schuster. All other work is my own, such as it is.
Flying: I'm still not very happy with the flight dynamics. If it flies fast enough its hard to slow down to land, if it lands okay its not fast enough. I've erred on the side of speed and flyability. To land you can cheat and hit "/" for spoilers. If you're able to make improvements please let me know. The little "T" at the bottom of the panel toggles the throttle quadrant.
History: Granville Brothers Aircraft, Inc. (GeeBee) built the R-1 and R-2 in 1932 to follow up on the success of the 1931 "Z". The R-2 was designed for cross country events and used a Wasp Jr. engine at 550 hp. Lee Gehlbach flew the plane to a 4th place finish in the Bendix race and a 5th place in the Thompson Trophy event.
Warning: Copyright 2000 Tom Eads. This plane may not be sold,
or included in any package, compilation, collection, or any other
form of distribution without the authors written consent.
