When the Corsair was going to the new owner I had a gap to fill, a new challenge to find. I looked at many warbirds, homebuilts and antiques.
I kept going back to a Gee Bee. I located a Z project in Northern Illinois and pestered the builder for about a month before he agreed to sell it to me. First, I would like to say I still thank him for selling me his project of 11 years. His workmanship is beautiful. I was hoping to be much further down the road in one year than I am. I have spent just over a year researching this plane. I am posting photos of the Gee Bee Z project as purchased to try to shake out some further detail before we finalize our CAD drawings and start cutting wood and metal.
I have posted some photos and ask for the experts to point out any errors in the project. I know of some variance from the original and will change those that I find objectionable. I only ask that if you slam some part of the Z, just let me know what would be correct.
"Paint" I will paint the finished exterior as original as possible. I will not paint the tubing black, I want to easily inspect the structure for cracks. Now that is out of the way.
Pirate Lex
http://www.BrewsterCorsair.com
