And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Looks like the Gee Bee Model R-1 that won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race piloted by Jimmy Doolittle. Those twitchy beasts needed growth hormones, not a diet.
This is Delmar Benjamin's replica of the GeeBee R-2. The original R-2 was intended for the Bendix Trophy cross-country race, and used a Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine. The R-1 was intended for the Thompson Trophy event, and used an R-1340 P&W. I saw Delmar's aerobatic routine with his R-2 in the early 90's. Amazing little beast.
Looks like the Gee Bee Model R-1 that won the 1932 Thompson Trophy race piloted by Jimmy Doolittle. Those twitchy beasts needed growth hormones, not a diet.
ReplyDeleteThat's what you get when make as little airplane as possible to get your racing engine airborne. As noted above, it won.
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ReplyDeletei did one too. in the 60's.
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This is Delmar Benjamin's replica of the GeeBee R-2. The original R-2 was intended for the Bendix Trophy cross-country race, and used a Pratt & Whitney R-985 engine.
ReplyDeleteThe R-1 was intended for the Thompson Trophy event, and used an R-1340 P&W.
I saw Delmar's aerobatic routine with his R-2 in the early 90's. Amazing little beast.
It has the correct tear-drop shape, fat end forward, as fluid dynamics demands.
ReplyDeleteOnly looks fat because, other than the engine--which could not be miniaturized--, the other parts of the airplane were made as small as possible.
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