Irene the Experimental GeeBee R-2A FossFighter

A modified Gee Bee Racer model R-2 the military was considering having built in 1934 painted in 1940 camouflage for aircraft stationed at wheeler field, Hawaii

Always found this to be an interesting idea, and decided to make my own, Sketching it up this was the product. And now I know who to thank for the original image I found the idea from. Here is his page ^^ [link]





General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m)
Wingspan: 27 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
Armaments: 2x .30 cal browning 1919 air cooled machine guns

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)