Weaver Aircraft Company
WACO
Waco Standard Cabin
First flight 1935
Waco Aircraft Company WACO S Series
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| Waco YKS-6 of 1936 at Sun n'Fun, Lakeland, Florida, in April 2009 | |
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National origin United States
Manufacturer Waco Aircraft Company
First flight 1935
Status several airworthy in 2009
Primary user small commercial operators and
private owner pilots
Developed from Waco Standard Cabin series
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History Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio.
Waco S Series Standard
Manufacturer Waco Aircraft Company
First flight 1935
Status several airworthy in 2009
The Waco Standard Cabin series is a range of American single-engine 4–5 seat fabric covered cabin biplanes produced by the Waco Aircraft Company beginning in 1931 with the QDC and continuing until 1942 when production ended for the VKS-7F. They were used as light passenger and utility transports, navigational trainers, bushplanes and briefly as maritime reconnaissance aircraft during World War 2.
Waco's history started in 1919 when businessmen Clayton J. "Clayt" Brukner and Elwood "Sam" Junkin met barnstorming pilots Charles "Charley" William Meyers and George "Buck" Weaver. Although their initial floatplane design was a failure, they went on to found the Waco company in 1920 and established themselves as producers of reliable, rugged planes that were popular with travelling businessmen, postal services and explorers, especially after the company began producing closed-cabin biplane models after 1930 in addition to the open cockpit biplanes. The Waco name was extremely well represented in the U.S. civil aircraft registry between the wars, with more Wacos registered than the aircraft of any other company. Production types including open cockpit biplanes, cabin biplanes and cabin sesquiplanes (known by Waco as Custom Cabins) as well as numerous experimental types.
Variants
- DKS-6
- HKS-7
- 300 hp (224 kW) Lycoming R-680-13
- UKS-6
- 225 hp (168 kW) Continental W-670-K
- UKS-7
- 225 hp (168 kW) Continental W-670-K
- VKS-7
- 240 hp (179 kW) Continental W-670-M The -7F model was used in the CPTP program, F indicating that flaps were fitted.
- VKS-7F
- 240 hp (179 kW) Continental W-670-M The -7F model was used in the CPTP program, F indicating that flaps were fitted.
Waco YKS-6 - YKS-6
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4
- YKS-7
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4
Waco ZKS-6 - ZKS-6
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-5
- ZKS-7
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 or 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L-5
- HKS-7
- 300 hp (224 kW) Lycoming R-680-13
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Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio
Waco S Series Standard cabin
Weaver Aircraft Company of Ohio
Waco S Series
General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 or 4 passengers
- Length: 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
- Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
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- Wing area: 244 sq ft (22.69 m2)
- Empty weight: (1,023 kg)
- Gross weight: (1,474 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental W-670-M , 240 hp
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Performance
- Maximum speed: (233 km/h
- Cruise speed: (204 km/h
- Range: 518 mi (833 km, 450 nmi)
- Service ceiling: (3,962 m)
- Rate of climb: 850 ft/min (4.3 m/s)
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Links to Youtube & Others
In 1935, Waco introduced its slightly larger Custom Cabin series (which featured a sesquiplane layout without ailerons on the lower wing) and decided to differentiate between the Standard and Custom Cabin types by appending an S to the model designator. in 1936 the C-S was replaced with an 'S' signifying 'Standard'.
Waco S Series
Development of the type continue and in 1935 the Bf 108B appeared with the fin and rudder having undergone modifications.
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Conceived as a competitive aircraft the Bf 108 would take part in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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