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Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 Waco Aircraft Company from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 Waco Aircraft Company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Waco Aircraft Company (WACO) was an aircraft Waco Aircraft Company manufacturer located in Troy, Ohio, USA. Between 1919 and 1947, the company produced a wide range of civilian Industry Aerospace biplanes. Predecessors Weaver Aircraft Company The company initially started under the name Weaver Founded 1919 Aircraft Company of Ohio but changed its name to the Defunct 1965 Waco Aircraft Company in 1928/29. Headquarters Troy, Ohio, United States Products Light aircraft Contents 1 Company name 2 History 3 Models 3.1 Open cockpit biplanes and monoplanes 3.2 Waco D series Waco GXE (Model 10) of 1928 with 3.3 Waco F series Curtiss OX-5 engine 3.4 Waco CRG 3.5 Waco Standard Cabin Biplanes 3.6 Waco Custom Cabin Biplanes (Sesquiplanes) 3.7 Waco S series (1935-1940) 3.8 Waco N series (1937–1938) 3.9 Waco E series (1939–1940) 3.10 Gliders 1929 model Advance Aircraft 3.11 Transports Company/Waco ATO 'Taperwing' of 4 References Vintage Wings of Canada. 4.1 Bibliography 4.1.1 Books 4.1.2 Websites 5 External links Company name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company Pagina 1 van 11 Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 WACO (referring to the aircraft) is usually pronounced "wah-co"[1] (the first syllable pronounced as in "water"), not "way-co" like Waco, Texas, whose name is entirely unrelated. The name comes from a field near Troy, Ohio - Waco field, which in turn received its name from a local war-cry, which had several variations. Although an acronym, the company was universally referred to as "Waco". Several companies operated under the Waco name, with the first company being the Weaver Aircraft Company, a firm founded by George E. Weaver, Clayton Bruckner, and Elwood Junkin in 1920 in Waco UPF-7, built in 1941, arrives at Lorain and Medina, Ohio after they had already been collaborating the 2014 Royal International Air for several years. In the spring of 1923 this became the Advance Tattoo, England Aircraft Company in Troy, Ohio, after the departure of Weaver. At some point (when is not at all clear from the records but 1928 or 1929) it was changed from Advance Aircraft Company to Waco Aircraft Company. The firm is often confused with Western Aviation Company, the name of four unrelated aircraft enterprises in Chicago, Illinois; San Antonio, Texas; and Burbank, California. History Waco's history started in 1919 when businessmen Clayton J. Brukner and Elwood Junkin met barnstorming pilots Charley Meyers and George 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. During World War II, Waco produced large numbers of military gliders for the RAF and US Army Air Forces for airborne operations, especially during the Normandy Invasion and Operation Market Garden. The Waco CG-4 was the most numerous of their glider designs to be produced. At the same time Waco produced over 600 of its UPF-7 open biplanes and 21 VKS-7F cabin biplanes for the Civilian Pilot Training Program, which supplemented the output of the military training establishments. 42 privately owned models of sixteen types were impressed into service as light transports and utility aircraft with the USAAF under the common designation C-72/UC-72. Waco ceased operations in 1947,[2] having suffered the fate of a number of general aviation companies when an anticipated boom in aviation following World War II failed to develop.[3] The final Waco relied on an experimental Franklin engine which, with the cancellation of other contracts became so expensive, the Aristocraft, which relied on it, was cancelled.[4] The Waco name was briefly revived for a scheme to produce a series of Italian lightplanes under licence in the U.S. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company Pagina 2 van 11 Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 The WACO Classic Aircraft company (unrelated to the original Waco) began building its WACO Classic YMF in 1986, an upgraded version based on Waco's original type certified design.[5] A large number of survivors exist, with the largest single collection residing at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Dauster Field, Creve Coeur, near St Louis, Missouri.[6] Models Note: Waco civilian designations describe the configuration of the aircraft. The first letter lists the engine used, the second the specific type, and the third the general series. The coding system was changed in 1929 with several letters reassigned, and later with the introduction of the Custom Cabin series, the third letter 'C' was initially replaced with C-S (Cabin-Standard) and finally S.[7] The numeral suffix represents the first year of production if it is 6 or higher (6=1936), or a sub type if 2 or less. Thus EGC-7 is a Wright R-760-E2 (350 hp (261 kW)) engined, cabin biplane airframe, custom cabin model first manufactured in 1937.[8] Many Waco Cabin Biplanes that were originally sold as civilian aircraft, were impressed into military service in World War II. The United States Army Air Forces classified theirs regardless of type as Waco C- 72s, with type letters identifying specific models. Other countries used other designations for their own Wacos. Open cockpit biplanes and monoplanes Waco Cootie Single seat biplane/parasol monoplane, 1 produced, then re-built Waco models 4 through 7 Used many Curtiss JN-4 parts with new interchangeable wing panels and powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5. Waco 8 First Waco cabin biplane, powered by 200 hp (149 kW) Liberty - 1 built Waco 9 First mass-production model, steel-tube framing, powered by OX-5, equipped for EDO floats. Many re-engined. 270 built. Miss Pittsburgh Waco 10 Most produced model of any Waco aircraft, 1,623 built between 1927 and 1933. Refinement of Waco 9 with 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 V8 engine. Redesignated GXE by Waco in 1928. Waco 240 :1 conversion of Waco 10 with 240 hp (179 kW) Continental W-670 radial engine. Waco ASO :Waco 10 variant with 220 hp (164 kW) Wright J-5 radial engine, known as J-5 Straightwing, Waco Sport, and Whirlwind Waco. 95 built. Waco BSO :Variant of ASO 165 hp (123 kW) Wright J-6-5 radial engine. 45 built. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company Pagina 3 van 11 Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 Waco CSO :Variant of ASO with 225 hp (168 kW) Wright J-6- 7 radial engine. 59 built. Waco DSO :Variant of ASO with 180 hp (134 kW) Hispano- Suiza A/E V8 engine. 62 built. Waco ATO :Taperwing variant of ASO. 54 built. Waco CTO :Taperwing variant of CSO. 35 built. Waco HTO :Modified from HSO. 1 built. Waco JTO :300 h.p. Wright J-6-9. 1 built. Waco 10 giving joy rides, c.1930 Waco JYO :U.S. Navy version of JTO for evaluation. 2 built. Waco Mailplanes Waco JWM :Straightwing mailplane with 330 hp (246 kW) Wright R-975 engine. Derivative of ASO with 14" fuselage stretch. 2 built. Waco JYM :Taperwing mailplane with 300 hp (224 kW) Wright J-6-9 radial engine. Derivative of ATO with 14" Preserved 1929-built JYM mailplane fuselage stretch. 4 built for Northwest Airways of Northwest Airways Waco A series Waco IBA :Improved KBA, side by side two seat biplane with optional canopy and 125 hp (93 kW) Kinner B-5 engine. 3 built. Waco KBA :100 hp (75 kW) Kinner K-5 radial engine. 50 built. Waco PBA side-by-side biplane of Waco PBA :IBA variant with 170 hp (127 kW) Jacobs LA-1 1932 radial engine. 4 built. Waco RBA :IBA variant with 110 hp (82 kW) Warner Scarab radial engine. 4 built. Waco UBA :IBA variant with 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 radial engine. 6 built. Waco PLA :Improved IBA, known as Waco Sportsman, with Jacobs LA-1 radial engine and greater range. 4 built. Waco ULA :PLA variant with 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 radial engine. 1 built. Waco D series Waco CHD Multipurpose military biplane with 250 hp (186 kW) Wright R-760 radial engine. 6 built (may include JHD). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Aircraft_Company Pagina 4 van 11 Waco Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 30-09-14 23:17 Waco JHD Multipurpose Military Biplane with 365 hp (272 kW) Wright R-975 engine. 6 built for Uruguay. Waco S3HD Multipurpose Military Biplane with 400 hp (298 kW) P & W Wasp Jr. TB. 1 built. Waco WHD Multipurpose Military Biplane with 420 hp (313 kW) Wright R-975 engine. Waco CMD Multipurpose Military Biplane with 250 hp (186 kW) Wright J-6-7. None built. Waco F series Waco OBF : 210 hp (157 kW) Kinner C-5 engine. Unknown if built. Waco PBF : 170 hp (127 kW) Jacobs LA-1 engine.
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