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i was thinking of that one to , or maybe the G-man ahahah, that scale fits good on the small one looks like,, should be able to work a bit on it tonight mike
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Here's mine. It took a long time and was a lot of work building, but very rewarding. Been trying to fly it with an OS 60 fp but I'm gonna go for a Saito 100 I think. I need to cure the flip over problem too.
I customized the numbers and lettering a bit. My pilot figure is a hand carved balsa miniature of me.
hope you guys can help me out, i'm looking for a kyosho geebeez, i've tried all over the net, i think i got to the last page of the google search i did (around 20 pages) haven't found any site that still sells em
anyone know of a site?
thanks much in advance!
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ORIGINAL: shauntot
hi geebee lovers
hope you guys can help me out, i'm looking for a kyosho geebeez, i've tried all over the net, i think i got to the last page of the google search i did (around 20 pages) haven't found any site that still sells em
anyone know of a site?
thanks much in advance!
They are long out of production. Watch the RCU Marketplace and E-bay. They turn up occasionally.
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Joined: 12/1/2005 From: , NEW ZEALAND Status: offline
I did the first flight on my Page R2 (1/5 scale) last Thursday, quite a choice for the first "maiden flight" you do. It was no problem though, aside from the engine overheating (we think, so for the second flight I removed more of the dummy engine) and not putting out as much power as I would have liked. Nice takeoff, quite "groovy" in the air, fairly fast as you would expect, but I still need to trim it out properly as it needed a bit of elevator trim adjustment. Hardest part was the landing, I didn't flip it the first time which made me look quite good, but I did on the second flight as the wheelpants caught and being ABS, have a few small cracks, which I'll glass back up and then once I've sorted out the landings, replace them with fiberglass ones.
I would definitely say the balance point is critical on this model, as suggested I used a stand and made sure it was exactly level (the stab.). Also, knowing you have a good engine definitely gives you confidence (I had a pumped OS 91 4-stroke in mine, using the onboard glow battery for balance) for obvious reasons. As Adrian Page said in the construction article (and in the 1/4 scale instructions) this plane can fly amazingly slowly for what it is, I tried to stall mine and it "mushed" forward a bit. I'd only want to fly it on a day when there's a reasonable bit of breeze (about 10 kmh) down the runway and I won't try crosswinds for a while.
I have Reflex XTR and flew the Gee Bee models on that for a while, this plane is much nicer to fly than the ones on the sim, even if you edit the parameters to match.
As for the model, it weighs about 5 3/4 pounds and is covered with Oracover including the red trim. The cowl and wheelpants are painted with PPG auto paint. I built it from the RCM plan in about 2 months. I think it's the eleventh model that I've built and I'm trying to decide what to do next...
For the guys wanting a Z, I'd recommend the Page kit, they are very nice to build and have great customer support. They go together very quickly and the fiberglass parts are really nice.
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Here's a video of my Page Gee Bee Z. I love this airplane, well...it's more of a love-hate relationship. It should be named the "GD-GB". It has an O.S. FL70 in it and it weighs just over 6 lbs.
I don't know how many flight's I have on it now but every takeoff and landing feels like the first time. I'm in the neighborhood of 50% success with the landings. I did find that using flaperons on the landing slowed it down enough to get me to that percentage. Without them it would float the full length of the runway and forcing it down always resulted in a walk to an upside down airplane.
Duzall is right about the stall, it's almost impossible to do.
The only structural problem I have is with the wheel pants. They always need some sort of repair after a day at the field. It's worth it though because it just isn't a Gee Bee without them.
Anyway, check out the video. I know a lot of guys hate music but I thought the song was appropriate.
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Nice plane. I'm thinking about building one, but time looks like being a problem for me for a while...Or if I actually want another Gee Bee. I'm also considering designing a 1/4 scale model Y using the principles of the Page models, again, I'd need time which I probably don't have. There are so many variations on the Y i.e. speed ring cowl vs. the later models full length cowlings, single or twin cockpits, various u/c configs etc. that could be done.
If I was to do it (the Page Z, not the Y), I might use a 46AX for power but I'm wondering about how I'd fit the stock muffler in the cowl or if I'd need a Pitts muffler.
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I'm a GB fan, but I'm smart enough to know that I'm not ready to own one. I don't have enough time under the stick. I read all the Posts and I was surprised, out of all the manufactures listed for the kits or plans, that no one has mentioned the Great Planes Gee Bee. Anyone have it, and can anyone tell me about the ARF a little?
I'm thinking that down the road I might buy it in a year or two.
Peter Dowling aka Luftwaffe Oberst AMA District II # 865404 Aero Modelers Club Pulaski, NY
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I had a fellow bring me a GP Gee Bee to build and he wanted it to be Electric. I put in a BIG AXI and 2 3700 - 4 cell battery's..I made 2 flights the first day, wasn't to bad, just landing fast.. Did bend the landing gear a little so he wanted Robart gear.. He installed the gear and we tryed it again Last Sunday. It wanted to tip over on it nose on taxiing down wind. On the flight it was nose heavy so I gave it up trim but did not have enough.. Then it went into a spin and di not recover. Splat..Sacrificing it to the GEE BEE GODS, Now we are building another. To me it seems like it skids around the turns. It's been a wild adventure.
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