Republic Rainbow: A Pretty Name for the Most Advanced Piston Airplane Ever Built
1 Apr 2023, 19:48 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / When most people think of Republic Aviation, they invariably only think of the P-47 Thunderbolt. But the XF-12 Rainbow was their most advanced piston airplane.
Fokker-Republic Alliance: The Dutch-American Supersonic VTOL That Never Was
22 Mar 2023, 14:10 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / his is the story of the Fokker/Republic D.24 Alliance. The VTOL/STOL swing-wing jet fighter that gives a vibe it was designed by an acid trip.
Republic Seabee: The Delightful Flying Boat Sports Plane With a Touch of Thunderbolt DNA
22 Aug 2022, 20:04 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / From the makers of the Thunderbolt and the Warthog, this is the RC-3 Seabee. The plucky little sports flying boat with fighter plane DNA hidden inside.
Republic P-43 Lancer: The P-47 Thunderbolt's Pipsqueak Little Cousin
31 Jul 2022, 04:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even the P-47, fast, durable, and deadly as it was, routinely overshadows the airplane that, in many ways, gave it life.
Meet the Seversky P-35"Babybolt," The P-47s Long Forgotten Ancestor
31 Dec 2021, 21:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The typical on and off aviation fan may not know about the P-47 or the company that built it was its existence before its introduction
Republic Thunderscreech: Part Prop-Jet Interceptor, Part Infernal Noise Machine
3 Dec 2021, 20:55 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The airframe of the Thunderscreech was reinforced to withstand a jet that could break the sound barrier in a screaming power-dive, with emphasis on screaming.