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Specifications (Gee Bee Super Sportster R-1)

Data from "The Influence of Racing Types on Commercial Aircraft Design"[9]

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Wingspan: 25 ft (7.62 m)
Height: 8 ft 2 in (2.48 m)
Wing area: 75 ft² (6.97 m²)
Empty weight: 1840 lbs (834 kg)
Loaded weight: 2,415 lbs (1,095 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 3075 lbs (1394.8 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney Wasp 1,344 cuin (22 l) displacement Air Cooled 9 cylinder radial, 800 hp (596.5 kW)
Aspect ratio: 6.1 ,
Incidence: 2.5 Degrees

Performance
Maximum speed: 294.38 mph (473.8 km/h)
Cruise speed: 260 mph (418.4 km/h)
Stall speed: 90 mph (144 km/h)
Range: 925 miles (1488 km) 630 miles, full throttle
Rate of climb: 6100 ft/min (31 m/s
Lift-to-drag ratio: 14.6
full throttle: 2.14 hours
cruising: 3.65 hours)

Note that the R-2 originally used a 550 hp Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior nine cylinder radial powerplant, as the aircraft was designed primarily as a cross-country racer with increased tankage that did not require the larger 800 hp Wasp. In 1933, the R-2 was modified for close circuit racing and was fitted with the more powerful engine and cowling of the R-1 version. Other modifications included