Maiden Flight by Pete Schryver Rochester NY of his
Seagull Gee Bee Z - $270 ARF- sigmfg.com - $1500 total invested
Northampton flying field, May 18, 2013
14.5 lbs flying weight
70.9" wingspan
Saito 1.80 4S,24oz tank, w/15 min. flying time @ full throttle
Saito 1.80 burns 1-2 oz smoke oil/min, 4-5 minutes @ full throttle
TME smoke system, with 16oz tank
Great Planes scale pilot
3 weeks build time
Falcon Carbon fiber 18x6 prob
Hand painted dummy radial engine
Ohio tailwheel assembly
TruTurn spinner
Upgraded to 5" Dubro light weight treaded tires
Custom Fuel dots, marked for fuel, smoke
Oleo struts come with ARF
Smoke starts at 7:23 into video
One, very aggressive, great friggin Maiden flight! Go Pete!
Full scale info:
Gee Bee Z set 1931 airspeed record-267mph, 535 hp, 9cyl radial
Won multiple races - Goodyear, General Tire, Thompson, etc.
Pilot Lowell Bayles killed 12/5/31 testing new 750hp engine
18 май 2013
