Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model R-2
A 1932 air racer built around a big radial engine, with a tiny wing and the cockpit just ahead of the fin. The R-2 was the long-distance sister of Doolittle's Thompson Trophy winner R-1, with a Wasp Junior and far more fuel.
Performance
Fuel
- Total capacity
- 1,140 l
Runway
- Usable surfaces
- Grass · Asphalt
No published runway figures for this type yet.
Cockpit and systems
- Cockpit
- Analog gauges
Weights and capacity
- Max passengers
- 0
- Minimum crew
- 1
- Cockpit seats
- 1
- Max take-off weight (MTOW)
- 1,761 kg
Licence and training
- Extra training or endorsements
- Tailwheel · High-performance endorsement (FAA, over 200 hp)
EASA terms. Other authorities name and split ratings differently.
Flight rules and approvals
- Flight rules
- VFR only
Assumes the usual equipment. The aircraft's own documents decide what it may fly.
Type
- Manufacturer
- Granville Brothers
- Category
- Aeroplane
- Engines
- 1× Piston
- Wake turbulence category
- L · Light
- In service since
- 1932
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- 2024
Scale drawing
- Length
- 5.38 m
- Wingspan
- 7.62 m
- Height
- 2.49 m
- Fuselage width
- 1.5 m
- Propeller diameter
- 2.4 m
Drawn to scale from the published length, span and height; finer shapes are approximate.
Size comparison
- Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model R-2Length 5.38 m
- Cessna T207A Turbo Stationair
All drawn at one scale. The person is 1.8 m tall.
Typical published values for the named variant, for learning only. Always fly with the aircraft's own flight manual (POH/AFM).
Fly the Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model R-2 in the simulator
Practise your radio calls with this aircraft type in the AI ATC simulator.
