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The Granville Gee Bee Model Z was an American racing aircraft that was built, successfully raced to victory, then destroyed in a deadly crash – all 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.
Model Z Super Sportster: 525 hp P&W Wasp Jr./Wasp Sr. radial 1931 1 1931 Thompson Trophy winner Model Q Ascender: Aeronca twin: 1931 1 Canard [6] [7] Model R-1 Super Sportster: P&W Wasp T3D1/Hornet radial 1931 1 1932 Thompson Trophy winner Set world speed record, Shell Speed Dash winner Model R-2 Super Sportster: 525 hp P&W Wasp Jr./Wasp T3D1 ...
The prototype of the small series, designated Model X was built to compete in the 1930 All-American Flying Derby sponsored by the Cirrus Engine Company.The Model X, piloted by Lowell Bayles placed second in the race from Detroit to San Francisco and back, averaging 116.4 mph (186.7 km/h) over the 5,541 mile (8,887 km) distance.
Haffke, Henry A. Gee Bee: The Real Story of the Granville Brothers and Their Marvelous Airplanes. Colorado Springs, Colorado: VIP Publishers, Inc., 1989. ISBN 0-934575-04-5. Mendenhall, Charles A. and Tom Murphy. The Gee Bee Racers: A Legacy of Speed. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1994. ISBN 0-933424-05-1.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority (the precursor to today's FAA) granted the Gee Bee Model A the group 2 Approved Type Certificate 2-194 for 8 production aircraft, with serials to run from P-1 to P-8, [12] excluding the prototype. A group 2 certificate was often used when production numbers were expected to remain small, or to limit the cost of ...
Leatherman is an American brand of multi-tool made by Leatherman Tool Group of Portland, Oregon. The company was founded in July 1983 by Timothy S. Leatherman and Steve Berliner in order to market the former's idea of a capable, easily portable hand tool with multiple functions.
During the 70s a couple of Cox engineers were playing around with different colored Babe Bee and Golden Bee parts and came up with an all-black engine with a red spinner. They hopped it up a bit with a dual bypass cylinder from a Super Bee (#1), a black Golden Bee tank and a slightly larger (0.082") venturi intake. The Black Widow was born.
Leatherman graduated from Oregon State University in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. [1] According to an article in The Oregonian, "Leatherman came up with the idea of a 'Boy Scout knife with pliers' during a 1975 driving tour of Europe with his wife, when he was unable to use his pocket knife to fix his repeatedly malfunctioning car."