Plane of the Month - The Gee Bee Airplane

The Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster was a special purpose racing aircraft made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers.

General characteristics
                                       
Crew: 1
Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Wingspan: 25 ft (7.62 m)
Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.48 m)
Wing area: 75 ft² (6.97 m²)
Empty weight: 1840 lbs (834 kg)
Loaded weight: 2,415 lbs (1,095 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 3075 lbs (1394.8 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp 1,344 cubic inch (22 l) displacement Air Cooled 9 cylinder radial, 800 hp (596.5 kW)
Aspect ratio: 6.1 ,
Incidence: 2.5 Degrees
Performance

Maximum speed: 294.38 mph (473.8 km/h)
Cruise speed: 260 mph (418.4 km/h)
Stall speed: 90 mph (144 km/h)
Range: 925 miles (1488 km)630 miles, full throttle
Rate of climb: 6100 ft/min (31 m/s
Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
full throttle: 2.14 hours

cruising: 3.65 hours)