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Gee Bee Model Z
Granville Brothers Aircraft · Aerobatic · United States of America · Interwar (1919–1938)
The Granville Gee Bee Model Z was an American racing aircraft that was built, successfully raced and then destroyed in a fatal crash in 1931. It was the first of the Super Sportster aircraft built by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts, with the sole intent of winning the Thompson Trophy, which it did in September 1931. Its fatal crash that December started the reputation of subsequent Gee Bee aircraft as killers.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Aerobatic
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Interwar (1919–1938)
- Country
- United States of America
- Manufacturer
- Granville Brothers Aircraft
- Service Entry
- 1931
- Produced
- 1
- Engine
- 1× radial
- Thrust / Power
- 535 hp
- Length (ft)
- 15
- Wingspan (ft)
- 23
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1400
- MTOW (lb)
- 2280
- Range (mi)
- 900
- Max Speed (mph)
- 267.342