Scale: 1/20
Length: 9"
Wingspan: 14.25"
Code: KGBZTE
In 1970 Ken Flager began building a reproduction of the Florence Klingensmith's Model Y. Completed in 1984, this reproduction is powered by a 300 horsepower Lycoming R-680. Jack Venaleck now owns this aircraft.
David Gouldsmith, owner of Golden Aviation
in Cassville, Mo, completed another reproduction of the Model Y Senior Sportster in 2001. Powered by a 300 hp Jacobs R-755, the Gee Bee is currently kept in Monett, Missouri (M58).
Another Menasco powered D Model should now be about completed by Al Lathum of Valdosta, Georgia, USA.
Scott Crosby of Antelope, California and Jim Jenkins of Connecticut have built reproduction E Models.
Dennis Emms of Australia is building an E model reproduction.
Gee Bee Model Z — Bill Turner made a close but not an exact replica because it had a longer fuselage, longer wings, and 85 less horsepower. It was completed and flown on November 25, 1978. This aircraft was ultimately purchased by the Disney Corporation and was used in the movie The Rocketeer. In the movie, the Gee Bee Z appears with the same paint scheme and tail number "NR77V" as the original. It is now on display at the Seattle Museum of Flight.