About This File
X-Plane 8 And 9 Republic RC-3 Seabee. The Republic RC-3 Seabee is an all-metal amphibious sports aircraft designed by Percival Spencer and manufactured by the Republic Aircraft Corporation. Spencer used Republic's wood forming equipment to form a new egg-shaped cabin for an Air Car and began demonstrating the aircraft to his former employers. Seeing the potential of the Air Car as the perfect sports plane for pilots returning from the war, Republic purchased the rights to the Air Car in December 1943 and immediately began development of an all-metal version designated the Model RC-1 Thunderbolt Amphibian. Thanks to Dataroots for the sound files and to Scooter for the pilot-passenger shapes. By Jacques Brault.