Gee Bee R3 RC Plane Maiden Flight and BRUTAL CRASH

Join us as we put the Gee Bee R3 RC plane through its paces during its maiden flight. Unfortunately, things take a dramatic turn when the plane stalls mid-flight, resulting in a crash. Witness the highs and lows of this thrilling aviation adventure

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[Lopez_rc]

I’m surprised by how well it could stay together in such a brutal crash, I loved the sound of it

[Lipo-man]

Was really looking forward to seeing this flying - it’s a beautiful build and a work of art. Really sad for you for it to end like that - whatever happens with the R3 I’m sure we will see something else amazing from your workshop. Commiserations and best wishes from the UK.

[PlaneFunRC]

Couple thoughts: First rebuild the plane with 2 changes, taller vertical stabilizer and 2 to 3 degrees of right thrust in the engine. Second, always keep in mind that with the Gee Bee R3 that wing design is very prone to stalls at low speeds so you have to keep the speed at no less than 1/3rd throttle at all times especially on approach for landing. Hope this helps.

[dmacfpv]

As the old saying goes, any landing you can walk away from is a good one! 😊

[chicagorandy]

Beautifully constructed with near perfectly matching flight characteristics of the real airplane. Namely a widow maker. Looked to be a scale stall spin.

[barqwoof]

The Granville Brothers designs had a checkered history with numerous lives lost. With the long months you put into this beauty, that doesn't make it any easier but believe me when I say thank you for sharing. Jim

[alexherrera]

so sorry about your plane. fortunately you are the builder you can build as many as you want. tks fir sharing!!

[AddictedRC]

What a beauty! Awesome! 2 thumbs up!! Then it went down, and I cried.

[PeterRowcliffe-ep]

Just keep on with the great work good luck Peter

[Robzenithxlb]

Bummer mate. Was all good right up until the stall that it wouldn't recover from. Perfect example of an accelerated stall spin.

[martinaxelsson]

Such a nice plane, I hope you will get it up in the air again! 😀

[Skinflaps_Meatslapper]

I had an EPO version of this plane, and I remember the yaw axis being marginally stable at slow speeds. It got a little better at higher speeds, but that tail wagging and tendency to drop the tail in turns was still there. Pitch was a little bit touchy too, but totally manageable. I'd imagine that those characteristics would likely be magnified in a larger scale balsa model. Loved flying it though, and just like yours, she looked great in the air!

[theartofflying]

Sorry on such a beutiful build. There is a reason that conceptual art aircraft dont fly well (the R3 is originally from a graphical designer and not an engineer). The R3 just dont have enough vertical tail size. Looks cool, but directional stability is poor, as evident from the video. Look at the massive nose area and the the landing gear fairings acting as destabilizing surfaces in front of the cg. Then look at the tail and its aerodynamically inefficient planform. Scale up the vertical tail and she will fly again! And give that bush a hug for catching the aircraft softly. Best of luck!

[RonaldHawes-srcr]

Wow. Sorry for your loss. This is why I’ve never flown my R3. It’s too beautiful to crash. Red and white. Bought a ARF kit at an auction for $75. It hangs from the rafters at the warehouse.

[planeben]

Right thrust would cure most of the issue like the last poster said. I also think some wing dihedral would be benificial. Beautiful plane! I watched the whole build series.

[bdelapen]

I know it has been said before but since I noticed it in the video before reading the comments there are three things. The plane looked tail heavy, if you look in the turns the tail is flying way below the nose. Yaw instability at different throttle settings is typically an issue of incorrect thrust angle. This plane does not like to fly slowly, particularly the elliptical wing and the short vertical stabilizer. I don't know if you were flying with flight stabilization or not but I would consider it for this kind of plane, it won't save you from a slow speed stall but it will help smooth things out in general flight (make up for some of the difficulties of this type of airplane). Still, beautiful build and it seems to have survived remarkably well, hope to see it flying again.

[ohiorc]

It needs a thrust angle which is why the yaw is controlled so much by the motor cause of p factor… and I’ve been watching you build this thing so sad to see it go in on the maiden but I’ve had it happen with many a plane including balsas

[jeffreywolff]

Very sad - such a wonderful build! Hope you can rebuild her with improvements and fly again 👏

[probefordify]

never forget that Geebees are speed planes!!

Geebees are planes known to be sensitive and unforgiving.
Trying to make a committed turn without speed or a propeller blowing the wings is the best way to send it to the ground :(
once the stall is engaged you pull on the elevator which has the effect of engaging it to the right which does not help anything.
You have just paid dearly for a basic piloting error :(
I hope you reassemble this plane as quickly as possible and enjoy it fully.

[dholicpilot]

Well, this was one of my favorite projects throughout the winter season... So sorry to see such an unfortunate crash 😢