Simviation Forum - Seabee study........

Aug 24^th, 2004 at 11:17pm

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For those who may have appreciated my Bonanza study a while ago, here is another. This time a bit more of a rare subject, introducing......the Republic Seabee.........

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Reply #1 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 3:51am

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Them Seebees sure are one strange looking plane.
Nice shots.

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Reply #2 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 4:01am

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is it also able to fly? ???

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Reply #3 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 10:06am

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First time I saw one of these was at the Aviation Expo. It was all polished aluminum. Very sharp. Speaking of flying boats, there's a Lake Renegade that keeps flying over my house now. I'll have to get some pictures next time he's out.

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Reply #4 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 10:37am

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Notice on the tailplane photo that the trim tab moves opposite the elevator motion .. interesting.

IN the Kissimmee airport in FL, there is (was?) the hulk of a Seabee ... after the hurricane, I'm not too sure of what's left - including the B17 that was being restored and had been moved into the open.

Excellent photo study!!

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Reply #5 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 10:49am

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Very nice shots of a nice aircraft Ken. Wink

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Notice on the tailplane photo that the trim tab moves opposite the elevator motion .. interesting.

If I remember correctly this is known as a servo tab. It's not a conventional trim tab & by moving in the opposite direction it reduces the effort required to move the complete control surface. These are often used on larger types with mechanical linkages. They use electric or hydraulic powered servos on modern aircraft to do the same thing.

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Reply #6 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 11:18am

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great shots ken, and i have a little sugestion, either for you or the mods, but i think this topic, and the bonanza one, since detailed pictures and all are shown, should be made sticky in the 3D design area...or the pics uploaded somewhere so designers can take reference on these.....you have no idea how hard it is to find walkaround pictures of many models.

awesome shots!

happy flying!

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Reply #7 - Aug 25^th, 2004 at 5:43pm

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totally amazing pics of this strange and facinating bird...lovely

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Reply #8 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 2:50am

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Great shots Ken!

Would you remember the Seabee that was at Kingcity along with the C150 and C172 all owned by the same fellow?
Nice aircraft, we took the whole runway at Kingcity to take off and if you remember we always took off towards the north because of the steep slope of the runway at that end.
I also believe there was a Seabee at Maple for awhile but don't remember to much about it.
By the way I haven't forgot all your help with my search for the Volmer VJ22 and I have had some info on it and am expecting more from a group in the United States.
Is your friend still flying his?
What is your personal opinion of it if you don't mind me asking...I have never been in one but I fell in love with the dam thing the first time I saw one at Maple.
The old girl thinks I am nuts but there is something about that aircraft I like and I don't know what it is...perhaps it is just the versatility of the aircraft even though it is a two seater.
Won't ramble on any more...thanks for your time and help

Cheers... Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #9 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 8:56am

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great photos of an "interesting" plane:)

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Reply #10 - Aug 27^th, 2004 at 10:34am

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great shots ken, and i have a little sugestion, either for you or the mods, but i think this topic, and the bonanza one, since detailed pictures and all are shown, should be made sticky in the 3D design area...or the pics uploaded somewhere so designers can take reference on these.....you have no idea how hard it is to find walkaround pictures of many models.

awesome shots!

happy flying!

There is actually a website dedicated to aircraft walk-arounds, consisting of donated photos.

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Reply #11 - Aug 31^st, 2004 at 4:54pm

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Looks like your airport managers are on top of the parking tickets! No free parking there. Grin

A former boss of mine owned a SeeBee and this thing was sharp. I the shape was ugly, but what saved it was a cool paint scheme in the corporate colors and a stereo system that was tapped into the intercom. You could listen to stereo quailty music through the headsets. Very nice.... Grin

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Reply #12 - Aug 31^st, 2004 at 7:17pm

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what the hell is that?..................................Does It flyies?

nice shots Rifleman Cheesy

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Reply #13 - Aug 31^st, 2004 at 9:07pm

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what the hell is that?..................................Does It flyies?

nice shots Rifleman Cheesy

That's a Republic Seabee amphibian, made by the same company that made the P-47 Thunderbolt.

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