Republic Seabee Promotion and Ads

Republic Seabee Sales Literature

"Landing Unlimited" (1946)
This 20-page Republic Seabee brochure was released in 1946. From the foreword; Many know that the Seabee Amphibian, now offered ny the Republic Aviation Corporation as an answer to demands of private fliers the world over for an amphibian plane within the reach of their pocketbook, is a product of the same company that made 15,329 P-47 Thunderbolts for the Army Air Forces of the United States and for six of the United Nations. This story of the Seabee, called "Landings Unlimited", is dedicated not only to the tens of thousands who flew or serviced or worked on Thunderbolts during the war, but also to that great host of men and women who love flying and who now, from their rich experience in many fields and many roles in wartime aviation, are destined to be leaders in the new worlds of private flying. Republic again pays tribute to the gallant and versatile Navy Construction Batallions - famous "Seabees" for whom, with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy, our own Seabee is named.

Seabee Specifications Sheet 1945
Dated 1945-05-10, this is early Seabee Specifications sheet list power plant as Franklin 6AL500, rated at 212 hp at 2600 rpm. Gross weight 3000 lbs. These were figures that later would change for the production model.

Magazine Ads

"10,000 Combat Pilots..." (1945)

This is a 4-page Republic Seabee ad that appeared in magazines 1945.


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"Going Somewhere!" (1946)

Now...you and your family can take real vacations... together. Vacations you've dreamed about can be yours with this sturdy four-place all-metal amphibian.

Here's the ideal travel vehicle for the business man and his family. The busier you are, the more precious are the undemanding hours of sheer relaxation... so whether your choice of time out is a weekend with the family, a quick trip to the fishing streams or a round of golf at some distant course you've hoped to play for years, the SEABEE will take you there and back quickly... in comfort.

Spend more time on the job, have more time for play... you make your own schedules when you go the SEABEE way... $3995,- FAF Farmingdale.

["Fortune Magazine"; 1946]

"Only 2 Hours from the office..." (1946)

Only 2 hours from the office...but 200 miles from care

Take off and head north... and point north west... hold her nose on that... and just two hours later, look! right under your port wing... and there's your pet fishing spot right on the button.

You can land on the local airstrip... or on the lake nearby... You can run her up on the sand spit - or anchor just off shore... and the all-metal construction keeps her tight and shipshape.

It's only a few steps to the lodge, or you can pitch camp in one of the glades.

If the big ones are buiting, you're in for a week's swell fun, over the week-end... If they're not rising fast enough to suit, you can change your base almost as quickly as you can change your bait

You'd like to wander for a round of golf, or for a day with the partridges a state or two away?

Well, whatever your whim may be, there's no problem when you set your own schedules the modern SEABEE way... Price... complete with standard equipment... $3995. Flyaway Factory.

["Fortune Magazine"; 1946]

"Only the Seabee offers all this..." (1947)

The most advanced personal plane of the post-war era... and not an expensive ship either to buy or fly... this versatile 4-place all-metal amphibian assures power, range and conveniences never before available, except in ships of far greater purchase and maintenance costs.

Its flexibility of operation from either field or stream adds a hundred-fold to this vital safety factor... and here indeed is the first, truly modest cost, all purpose personal plane, for sport or business.

The Seabee is fully proved by months of careful test...see it...fly it... by all means buy it. You'll discover new standards of beauty and performance which have no equal at its price... complete with standard equipment... $4495,- FAF Farmingdale, Long Island, New York.

["Fortune Magazine"; 1946?]

"Set Up to Stay Up..." (1946)

The four-place Republic Seabee amphibian is so planned and constructed that one may expect flying hours well in excess of today's standards..., but when routine adjustments are needed, promt service, expert workmanship amd charges based on carefully predetermined costs, are assured Seabee owners by the country-wide "set-up" of distributor and dealers who literally constitute a Blue Ribbon Roster of Aviation Leaders.

["Aviation News"; Oct. 14, 1946]
["Flying"; November, 1946]

"Slide Rule" (1946)

A fine old proverb long ago measured reputation in slide rule ratio - "a man is known by the company he keeps"...

So, too, the measure of a product's value is revealed by the character and integrity of those who sell it.

We believe tha no finer warranty of our product's merit can be offered than our Blue Ribbon Roster of Aviation Leaders - the distributors listed on the right and the six-hundred authorized dealers who sell and service the Republic Seabee throughout America....