Republic RC-3 SeaBee Floatplane * * SALE ITEMS * * The 727-200 helped broaden the

The 727-200 helped broaden the sales appeal of the 727 considerably and snared significant sales

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Republic RC-3 SeaBee Floatplane * * SALE ITEMS * * The 727-200 helped broaden theRepublic RC 3 Seebee model. The basic design of the Seabee is, in a word, simplicity. Based on the design of Percival H. Spencer's Aircar, the Seabee has less than five hundred parts which is a fraction of the two thousand plus parts in most production aircraft. The Seabee was Republic's answer to the post war, civilian market a family plane that could go anywhere. At an initial price of $3995, over one thousand were built in 1946 and 1947 before the