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Title: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Widewing on April 16, 2014, 10:03:56 PM

Includes background of the build and run-up with taxi tests.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnSb1QYFMk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnSb1QYFMk)

Yes, it did fly. Low pass and landing videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM2ytwUbjHQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM2ytwUbjHQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fXiPnhv2r8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fXiPnhv2r8)

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Waldo on April 16, 2014, 10:50:24 PM

 Thank you so much for posting. The golden age racers are some of the nicest looking aircraft of all time.  :aok

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Hap on April 17, 2014, 07:46:44 AM

Good stuff indeed  :aok

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Nypsy on April 17, 2014, 08:39:58 AM

WOW!  :aok

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Ack-Ack on April 17, 2014, 06:01:39 PM

Didn't Doolittle win the Thompson Trophy flying the Gee Bee?

ack-ack

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: Widewing on April 17, 2014, 07:24:20 PM

Quote from: Ack-Ack on April 17, 2014, 06:01:39 PM

Didn't Doolittle with the Thompson Trophy flying the Gee Bee?

ack-ack

Yes, in 1932. In 1931, Doolittle's Laird Super Solution was badly beaten by the Gee Bee Model Z. Prior to the 1932 race, he was forced to crash-land the Laird. It could not be repaired for the race in time. Moreover, it was not fast enough, and Doolittle knew it. With the Granville's race pilot being killed in a speed record attempt in the Gee Bee Model Z, they didn't have a pilot lined up for the Thompson. Learning Doolittle was without a ride, they called Doolittle, offering him the new Gee Bee R-1. In the R-1, Doolittle easily won the race and set a speed record that stood for 4 years...

http://www.donhollway.com/doolittle-geebee/index.html (http://www.donhollway.com/doolittle-geebee/index.html)

Title: Re: Gee Bee QED replica film. Good stuff.
Post by: SilverZ06 on April 17, 2014, 10:38:14 PM

(http://www.silveyphotos.com/img/s12/v172/p134530987-4.jpg)
Here is one of Fantasy of Flight's Gee Bees.