where to find Gee Bee kit?
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I really like the looks of the Granville aircraft and am looking to form a collection of the different models and was wondering if anyone knows where a person can obtain a C,D,E model built from balsa and not foam? I found several old post on another forum in the past of someone who had D or E model prints drawn up and had the parts cut for a kit but I don't know if he ever made it available or what happened to the prints. Any help would be appreciated.
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You can get a .40 size "D", and an "E", from Spirit Of Yesteryear Models; http://www.soy.on.ca/Plane2.html
They are reissues of the older Coverite kits, designed by Henry Haffke. If I remember correctly, the "D" has options for the "C" & "X" models.
I built the Coverite "D" several years ago. It was a bit heavy, but still, not a bad flyer.
They are reissues of the older Coverite kits, designed by Henry Haffke. If I remember correctly, the "D" has options for the "C" & "X" models.
I built the Coverite "D" several years ago. It was a bit heavy, but still, not a bad flyer.
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[8D]That is exactley the type of plane I am looking for! That being said I would have to think twice before starting this kit as the manufacture warns that it would be for experienced kit builders and I only have a couple kits under my belt. How was the building process for you? Any one else know of any more Gee Bee models kit or arf out there?
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Most any GeeBee, or any other "scale" kit, is for more advanced builders. However, those Gee Bees are not to hard to build. The designs are a little dated, so it depends on what you have built. The wing has a lot of ribs, and spars. The fuse on the "D" is slab sided. The tailfeathers are slab build.



