Give the perfect gift for your loved ones with our Gee Bee Z display mahogany plane.
Model Airplane: Gee Bee Model Z aircraft
Wingspan: 14.25"
Fuselage Length: 9"
Scale: 1/20
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer: Granville Brothers
Engine: Propeller
Model Airplane Factory offers you this elegant Gee Bee Z desktop model made from mahogany wood. Every Granville Z Thompson model plane is a work of art. From raw kiln-dried mahogany wood, it undergoes processes to accomplish a precise Z model airplane; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica of the actual aircraft.
The star of the 1931 races was the fierce yellow and black GeeBee Model Z flown by Lowell Bayles. It captured the imagination of the crowd and of the nation. The GeeBee (designed by the Granville Brothers of Springfield, Mass) was all business and powered by a Pratt & Whitney R985 rated at 525 hp. Bayles won the Thompson Race by almost a full minute ahead of Jimmy Wedell in his No. 44 racer as they averaged 236.2 mph and 228.0 mph. Gee Bee Z is the winner of 1931 Thompson Trophy at 236.24 mph. Its qualification speed for 1931 Thompson (level flight, 1 pass each way, averaged) 267.342 mph. Larger 750 hp Wasp Sr, new prop and cowl were installed after the Thompson.
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