papyboyington34

I have just bought a Gee Bee from Hobby King:








Spec:
Material: Fiberglass Fuselage / Balsa wings
Wingspan: 1005mm
Length: 610mm
Wing Area: 17dm sq
Wing Loading: 70.6g/dm2
Flying Weight: 1100g


This a big project for me since i know it is a difficult plane to fly, plus the size isn't the easyest.

I will practice a lot these next months with several different planes to be ready for the Gee Bee, i'am still a newbie with planes, even if fly hélicopters for 2 years (fixed and variable pitch).

I will need some help to choose the right components for this Gee Bee, i was thinking about a Turnigy Brushless 3536 1800kv, with 70A ESC, not sure for the size of the prop may be a 9x6, the radio is a spektrum dx6i.

Feel free to give your opinion and advices.

EDIT:
I'll try to put here links from the informations i can find on the Gee Bee, whatever the scale it is:
Small UMX foam Gee Bee here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...hlight=gee+bee
Small 28" Gee Bee here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=776230
Giant 93" Gee Bee here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10..._1/key_/tm.htm

Lot of information for this 39" gee bee r2 ep .25arf, seems to be the same plane with minor differences, here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...hlight=gee+bee

Some more on a 40" Gee Bee: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...697325&page=20

One more here: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=342801

This one looks more "scale": http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...&page=15&pp=15

Gee Bee HERR : http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...1030813&page=3

papyboyington34

Ok if somebody is interested in 39" Gee Bee everything needed is here:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=351

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...884113&page=16

Go here to solve the wheelpants problem:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...884113&page=21



I also just bought a second Gee Bee, This one is the Lanyu foam:

The set up will be 1450 kv 2828 outrunner with 2S Lipo

papyboyington34

Some news of the construction.

I modified the land gear, and shortened the nose, it now looks more "scale":




With the stickers:

papyboyington34

Gee Bee almost ready:

papyboyington34

Maiden flight done...

landing was not easy but the plane landed safely.

The story goes on ...

FrY10cK

I'm reviving an old thread by asking how landings have gone since your last post coming up on two years ago.