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GeeBee R-2
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:04 pm
by cadet77
The Geebee R-2 replica on display.
It was flown by Delmar Benjamin at the Williams-Gateway airport and what a show!
The mid 1990s were highlight years for airshows and air races in Arizona. Where's the Tardis...
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:46 am
by K5DH
Gorgeous!
Where is it now?
Cheers!
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:38 am
by cadet77
In 2004 it went to Fantasy of Flight. Not sure it is still there. It is not listed in the on-line collection list.
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:53 pm
by krlang
I had heard that Kermit was having it Flutter tested, what became of that?
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:45 am
by tom d. friedman
i thought it went to the air & space smithsonian museum
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:31 am
by k5083
No, there were negotiations with NASM but it didn't work out.
August
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:27 pm
by mustanglover
The airplane above is the Gee Bee R2.
The airplane that may or may not have flutter problems is the Gee Bee Z.
Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:27 pm
by mustanglover
Delmar flew the heck out of the R2 for many years on the airshow circuit.
I would be pretty sure it does NOT have a flutter problem.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:42 am
by The Inspector
Yeah! Del flew the dog snot out of it @ EAA Arlington WA. in the mid-ish 90's in formation with a then locally owned rebuild of Mr. Muligan. Didn't Del roll it inverted just after takeoff on it's initial test flight? Seem to remember video of that and how he dispelled the 'killer airplane' myth about it.
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:52 am
by cadet77
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:38 pm
by P51Mstg
Kermit still has it currently (as of about a month ago when I was there). He also has a GeeBee Z too.
Mark H
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:48 pm
by tom d. friedman
what doesn't he have?????????????????
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:52 pm
by k5083
tom d. friedman wrote:what doesn't he have?????????????????
Enough time to play with all his toys!
August
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:51 pm
by richkolasa
Here's an Oshkosh GeeBee shot. I miss Delmar on the airshow circuit, him at Sussex was the best!
Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:20 pm
by cadet77
