{"id":575049,"date":"2026-03-15T14:58:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=165729"},"modified":"2026-03-15T14:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:58:24","slug":"microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases Famous Flyer #2, the Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model Z and Model R-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<h2>Thompson Trophy-winning classic racing planes of the Golden Age of Air Racing, now available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace.<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>The <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/microsoft-flight-simulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a><\/strong><\/em> team is excited to announce their latest release in the Famous Flyers series of aircraft, the Gee Bee Model Z and Model R-2 Super Sportster, single-engine, single-seat racing monoplanes designed and built by Granville Brothers Aircraft of the United States. The company (\u201cGee Bee\u201d is a phonetic representation of the initials GB) produced a few different iterations of the design, notably the Model Z and the Model R-2. Each is one-of-a-kind, and each is regarded as a historic great of the Golden Age of Flight due to its unique looks and blazingly fast performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator - Gee Bee Screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-165732\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Urged on by early successes with their \u201cSportster\u201d race aircraft of the late 1920s, the Granville Brothers created their first Super Sportster, the Model Z, to race at the Thompson Trophy pylon race at the National Air Races at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1931. The brothers, five in all, pushed the limits of aircraft technology at that time to squeeze every possible drop of speed out of their design, including one of the first uses of a wind tunnel. The result was a racing legend with a burly fuselage, straight main wing, traditional tail unit, and a cockpit located just forward of the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer, perhaps the Super Sportster\u2019s most notable characteristic. Powered by a 9-cylinder Wasp Junior radial engine, the Model Z finished in first place at the 1931 Thompson Trophy and inspired the Granville Brothers to create even faster Super Sportsters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator - Gee Bee Screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-165735\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Model R-2, built for the 1932 National Air Races, was built based on the Model Z and looks virtually identical, the primary differences being that the R-2 has a slightly longer fuselage and wing. During the 1932 races, the R-2 placed fourth in the cross-country Bendix Trophy Race and fifth in the Thompson Trophy Race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator - Gee Bee Screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-165733\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/em> versions of the Model Z and the R-2 have been carefully recreated by Carenado to mirror the visual and performance spirit of these Famous Flyers for sim users. They are available today as a bundle for PC and Xbox for $14.99, exclusively in the in-sim marketplace. Download now and prepare for an aerial speed experience unlike any other!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2-3.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft Flight Simulator - Gee Bee Screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-165737\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/microsoft-flight-simulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is available for Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Windows, and Steam, and on Xbox One and supported mobile phones, tablets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/xbox-game-pass\/supported-devices\">and lower-spec PCs<\/a> via Xbox Cloud Gaming. For the latest information on <em>Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msfsofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stay tuned to @MSFSOfficial on Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Related:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/04\/22\/celebrate-earth-day-with-team-xbox\/\">Celebrate Earth Day with Team Xbox<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/04\/11\/ghost-garden-games-at-xbox-game-studios-game-camp-new-orleans\/\">Ghost Garden Games: Women-Led Independent Developer Studio Shares Their Experience at Xbox Game Studios Game Camp New Orleans<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/04\/04\/celebrate-sea-of-thieves-legends-week\/\">Celebrate One Million Pirate Legends with Sea of Thieves Legends Week<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/04\/26\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-gee-bee\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thompson Trophy-winning classic racing planes of the Golden Age of Air Racing, now available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace. The Microsoft Flight Simulator team is excited to announce their latest release in the Famous Flyers series of aircraft, the Gee Bee Model Z and Model R-2 Super Sportster, single-engine, single-seat racing monoplanes designed and built by Granville Brothers Aircraft of the United States. The company (\u201cGee Bee\u201d is a phonetic representation of the initials GB) produced a few different iterations of the design, notably the Model Z and the Model R-2. Each is one-of-a-kind, and each is regarded as a historic great of the Golden Age of Flight due to its unique looks and blazingly fast performance.\u00a0 Urged on by early successes with their&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-flight-simulator-releases-famous-flyer-2-the-granville-brothers-gee-bee-model-z-and-model-r-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":575050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-575049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-xbox-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Flight Simulator Releases Famous Flyer #2, the Granville Brothers Gee Bee Model Z and Model R-2 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thompson Trophy-winning classic racing planes of the Golden Age of Air Racing, now available in the Microsoft Flight Simulator marketplace. 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