NX87451 (s/n 1)
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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | Republic RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 1 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1945- | |
| Engine: | Franklin
6A8-212-B7F (212 HP at 2500 RPM) Franklin 6A8-215-B8F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) |
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| Remarks: | Non-beaded fuselage. Automobile-type air inlets screen. Small trim-tabs. Conventional wing floats. | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| NX87451 | 1945- | Reserved registration number at factory. |
| 1945-11- | Manufacturing Date. | |
| 1945-11-22 | Roll out. | |
| 1945-12-01 | At 9:17 a.m. the first protoype Model RC-3 Seabee, NX87451, makes her first flight, taken to the air by designer and test pilot Percival H. Spencer from Republic Airport, Farmingdale. | |
NX87451 (s/n 1)
Fly-by
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NX87451 (s/n 1)
Farmingdale, NY, USA 1946
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NX87451 (s/n 1)
Docking
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NX87451 (s/n 1)
On the step, landing
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NX87451 (s/n 1)
From below
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NX87451 (s/n 1)
On the step
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