Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Granville Gee Bee Super Sportster R-1 High Performance Racing Aircraft.
1 x Pratt & Whitney Wasp TD3-1 air-cooled 9-cylinder radial piston engine developing 800 horsepower.
Propulsion
294 mph
473 kph | 255 kts
Max Speed
15,000 ft
4,572 m | 3 miles
Service Ceiling
925 miles
1,488 km | 803 nm
Operational Range
6,100 ft/min
1,859 m/min
Rate-of-Climb