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Old 05-10-2011, 03:40 AM
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Default Gee Bee R2, experienced pilots only

You gotta love a plane like this when you see it. Good for my wallet that I am not a very experienced pilot



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Material: Fiberglass Fuselage / Balsa wings
Wingspan: 1190mm
Length: 740mm
Wing Area: 21.6dm sq.
Flying Weight: 1200g to 1380g(depending on battery/motor used)

It can be flow with electric power or .25 gasser...

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=15125


Old 05-10-2011, 07:12 AM
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Hi!
GEE BEE???? No!...The Granville brothers would shiver in their graves if you called that a GEE BEE!
This is how a GEE BEE looks!
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Old 05-10-2011, 12:23 PM
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Jaka

That ARF is not too bad, and not far off from the R2...

However in the picture the cowl is mounted incorrectly (or not at all!) which makes the plane look more elongated than it actually is.

Once the ARF is properly assembled it looks fine though.



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At last year's Toledo show, I overheard one gray haired guy saying "There's absolutely no way THAT is a GeeBee, I KNOW GeeBees..." after he looked at a perfectly done Giant Scale version of the R3... how WRONG he was!

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Easy enough to fly, maybe not so easy to land???
Old 05-10-2011, 02:08 PM
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Landing is easy, it's stopping and stearing the plane once the wheels are down that is the problem!

Old 05-10-2011, 03:27 PM
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The landing isn't over until its tied down.

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