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The '''Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster''' (also known as the '''GB Sportster'''), sometimes nicknamed '''''The Flying Silo''''' due to the short, fat fuselage resembling that type of farm storage building, was a special purpose racing [[aircraft]] made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers. | The '''Gee Bee Model R Super Sportster''' (also known as the '''GB Sportster'''), sometimes nicknamed '''''The Flying Silo''''' due to the short, fat fuselage resembling that type of farm storage building, was a special purpose racing [[aircraft]] made by Granville Brothers Aircraft of Springfield, Massachusetts. Gee Bee stands for Granville Brothers. | ||
[http://www.youngeagles.org/wallpaper/GeeBee_wallpaper1600.jpg 1600 by 1200 wallpaper] (from [http://www.youngeagles.org/wallpaper/ here]) | |||
[[Image:Gee_Bee_cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|The Gee Bees cockpit. Note the bad outside view, especially to the ground, as this shot was taken during taxi.]] | [[Image:Gee_Bee_cockpit.jpg|thumb|270px|The Gee Bees cockpit. Note the bad outside view, especially to the ground, as this shot was taken during taxi.]] | ||