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...
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| Author: | cadet77 [ Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:04 pm ] |
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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...
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| Author: | K5DH [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:46 am ] |
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Gorgeous! Where is it now? Cheers! |
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| Author: | cadet77 [ Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:38 am ] |
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In 2004 it went to Fantasy of Flight. Not sure it is still there. It is not listed in the on-line collection list. |
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| Author: | krlang [ Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:53 pm ] |
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I had heard that Kermit was having it Flutter tested, what became of that? |
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| Author: | tom d. friedman [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:45 am ] |
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i thought it went to the air & space smithsonian museum 
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| Author: | k5083 [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:31 am ] |
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No, there were negotiations with NASM but it didn't work out. August |
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| Author: | mustanglover [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:27 pm ] |
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The airplane above is the Gee Bee R2. The airplane that may or may not have flutter problems is the Gee Bee Z. |
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| Author: | mustanglover [ Fri Mar 07, 2008 9:27 pm ] |
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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. |
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| Author: | The Inspector [ Sat Mar 08, 2008 3:42 am ] |
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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.
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| Author: | cadet77 [ Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:52 am ] |
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Some more photos of the GeeBee R-2. 
Flying inverted at Phoenix 500 on a rainy day. 
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| Author: | P51Mstg [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:38 pm ] |
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Kermit still has it currently (as of about a month ago when I was there). He also has a GeeBee Z too. Mark H |
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| Author: | tom d. friedman [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:48 pm ] |
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what doesn't he have????????????????? |
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| Author: | k5083 [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:52 pm ] |
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tom d. friedman wrote: what doesn't he have?????????????????
Enough time to play with all his toys! 
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| Author: | richkolasa [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:51 pm ] |
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Here's an Oshkosh GeeBee shot. I miss Delmar on the airshow circuit, him at Sussex was the best! 
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| Author: | cadet77 [ Sun Jul 20, 2008 11:20 pm ] |
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Delmar in Arizona 
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