Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model Q Ascender for FS

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Part Three of the Granville Brothers Gee Bee Package. The Gee Bee Model Q was built to explore the flight characteristics of the canard configuration (forward elevator.) It was constructed from the remains of a wrecked Aeronca and was claimed to have been built in about a week at a cost of around $500. First flown on or about December 1, 1931, the Ascender crashed in a low-level spin on January 1st, 1932, injuring Mark Granville, and was scrapped. See Parts One and Two for Springfield...

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