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Description
| Manufacturer: | Republic | |
| Base model: | RC-3 | |
| Designation: | RC-3 | |
| Nickname: | SeaBee | |
| Basic role: | Flying Boat | |
Specifications
Propulsion
| Powerplant: | Franklin | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 215 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 103 mph | 165 km/h | 89 kt |
| Max Speed: | 120 mph | 193 km/h | 104 kt |
| Climb: | 750 ft/min | 228 m/min | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks | Connecticut |
RC-3 on display
New England Air Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Larry Goodman , FL | In 1955, I took seaplane training, GI Bill, at the Sausalito base in CA. I flew the Luscomb, Cessna, and the Seabee.
Flying over San Francisco Bay was a real great adventure. We also went to Highland Lakes for our nighttime flight. There are not many float planes here in central Florida. Larry 02/21/2008 @ 18:41 [ref: 19739] |
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| Jason , OTH | Just uploaded a screenshot from "The Man With The Golden Gun" clearly indicating the one float missing! 09/28/2007 @ 11:07 [ref: 18042] |
| Don , NY | Sorry the cockpit photo was the wrong up load please remove it. 12/30/2006 @ 11:08 [ref: 15043] |
| S. Saevdal , OTH | I have a Seabee website dedicated to the history of this fantastic airplane - my favorite! Please visit;
http://www.seabee.info I will very much appreciate any Republic Seabee stories and photos from all you Seabee enthusiasts out there... Best regards Steinar Saevdal (Norway) www.seabee.info 09/27/2006 @ 11:19 [ref: 14304] |
| Richard Eimert , NY | During the post war era, I maintained two SeaBee's for the Lambros Seaplane Base in NJ. They were used for flight training on the GI bill program and accumulated a lot of hours along with a number of Widgeons and other light aircraft. We had many operational problems with the Bee related to design but they survived. We were disappointed with the normal cruise speed and one day I modified the Hartzel prop blade settings to eliminate the reverse feature and give more available pitch for forward flight. This increased to cruise to about 120 MPH (as I remember) with quite a large change in nose down trim. I never followed through with an approved FAA change. 05/14/2006 @ 05:12 [ref: 13274] |
| Joe C. , MD | Ummmm, hey guys, just for the record, the 'Bee thats in the level right tun in the bottom right picture is actually a photo of the prototype. An RC-1. It was actually called the thunderbolt I think. You can tell by the floats and gear. 03/30/2006 @ 18:32 [ref: 12984] |
| Brett McAleer Denpasar, OTH | The Seabee in THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN was (still is?) owned by Colonel Claire and has FAA Registry # N87545. After refusing to rent it to the Bond producers he offered to fly it to the location as long as he could fly it in the movie. Which he did. The real plane was not blown upm but an Art Department mock-up was destroyed in its place. Colonel Claire was apparently injured during one take of him beaching the Seabee up onto the beach. The source of all information I quote here can be heard on the DVD commentary track. Cheers one and all. 8>) 01/07/2006 @ 01:51 [ref: 12096] |
| tom aman Chicago, IL | One of these landed on Dam Lake in northern wisconsin around Aug 1962.....severe weather was approaching, and my father let the pilot anchor the plane in the lake. They stayed up all night drinking beer while waiting out the severe electrical storm. The plane made it thru the night fine, and the next morning, the pilot took us all up...it was our first flight, and I'll never forget it. The pilot landed on the surrounding lakes at the summer resorts and took vacationers up for short flights, for like $10....does anyone know who that pilot was? Anyone remember that particular plane? It was dark blue in color.... 11/06/2005 @ 13:56 [ref: 11633] |
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