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1947 REPUBLIC RC-3

Name: 1947 REPUBLIC RC-3
Brand: Float Plane
Price: 90000 USD
Availability: InStock

1947 Float Plane

Listed 4 months ago

About this aircraft

$90,000 · AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SALE · TT 2349 Hrs, Engine 648 hrs since engine overhaul, (May 9th 1979) 100 hours since top overhaul

Specifications

Year: 1947
Total time (TTAF): 2,349 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 648 hrs

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor

Listed 4 months ago
Long listing cycle — seller may have flexibility on price
Price reduced $9,999
Down 10% from the original $99,999 — a seller motivation signal
3/5 key specs
Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 2,349 hrs total time across ~79 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈30 hrs/yrLow time

Low-time for its age

This airframe has averaged about 30 hrs/year over ~79 years — light use for a personal aircraft. Fewer hours can mean lighter wear, but aircraft that sit also risk dried seals, corrosion, and stale fuel-system components. Ask how regularly it's flown and what the recent annual inspections found.

Price history

Price reduced· Sep 30, 2026$90,000−$9,999 (-10%)
Listed · Jun 18, 2026$99,999

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,908/mo$22,900/yr

≈ $229 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$90,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,900 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$90,000	$1,908/mo	$22,900/yr
1/2 share	$45,000	$1,454/mo	$17,450/yr
1/3 share	$30,000	$1,303/mo	$15,633/yr
1/4 share	$22,500	$1,227/mo	$14,725/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$90,000

$99,999

Listing trust

2/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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