Republic RC-3 Seabee

what is it?

The Republic RC-3 Seabee is an all-metal amphibious sports aircraft designed by Percival Spencer and manufactured by the Republic Aircraft Corporation.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.5 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 193 km/htop speed
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,361 kgmax take-off weight
• built 1,060made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 82 years ago, in 1944.
• 🚗Wingspan of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1944-11-30

introduced

1946

number built

1,060

role

amphibious aircraft

makers

Republic Aviation Corporation

engines

1× Franklin 6AS-215-BSF

crew

1

passengers

3

length

8.5 m

wingspan

11.5 m

height

2.9 m

max take-off weight

1,361 kg

top speed

193 km/h

cruise speed

166 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.