REVISED: 4/26/09

Waco

1920: (George E) Weaver Aircraft Co (with Clayton Brukner & Elwood Junkin), Lorain OH; 1921: Medina OH. 1923: Advance Aircraft Co, Troy OH. 1928: Waco Aircraft Co. 1941: WW2 troop-glider production. 1947: Waco production ceased, company went into contract manufacturing. 1963: Waco Div, Allied Aero Industries (Franklin and Jacobs motors, Omega helicopters). 1969: Rights sold to SIAI-Marchetti (Italy) for production of new Waco Meteor, Minerva, Sirius, Vega, and Vela. ALSO SEE DJB.

Those enigmatic Waco production codes

Waco US registrations

Waco export registrations

Waco impressments by USAAF


NOTE **: Parenthetical figures with double asterisks in some Waco entries are from flight tests presented in a company performance data review of 1/29/32, as reported by their test pilots, showing top speed and cruising speed at sea level with a full-load condition and standard equipment.

NOTE: The first eight planes initially had no published designations and were numbered retrospectively in 1925. Despite this assignment, it is generally accepted that Cootie was the actual number one Waco and is often indicated as such.


  Baby Flying Boat (C J Brukner via Drina Welch Abel coll)

"1" Baby Flying Boat 1919 = 1pOFb; 15hp Hendee pusher; span: 18'0" length: (undocumented). Elwood J Junkin, Clayton J Brukner. Mahogany veneer hull, demountable wheels for beaching; 6' propeller. The "Model 1" designation was more symbolic than accurate, as the ship was built before there was a Waco Company and was a "nice try" at best, but it is credited by some historians as a Waco product. Notably underpowered, with motor vibrations shaking the craft to an alarming degree, it would not unstick from the Lake Erie, so was retired to its room above a dance hall in Lorain OH, and none of the principals recalls its ultimate fate. This effort, however, led to the formation of DJB Aeroplane Co (qv), which was basis for Weaver Co the following year.
  Waco Cootie #1 (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco Cootie #1 (C J Brukner via Drina Welch Abel coll)

1 Cootie (Weaver) 1920 = 1pOhwM; 28hp Lawrance; span: 22'0" length: 16'0" load: 200# v: 65/x/35. Elwood Junkin. Parasol wing, plywood fuselage. $1,200; POP: 1. Crashed on landing after its test flight (p: George "Buck" Weaver).
  Waco Cootie #2 (Drina Welch Abel coll)

2 Cootie Biplane (Weaver) 1920 = 1pOB rebuild of Cootie #1 with larger tail area and a beefed-up landing gear; v: 62; ff: 6/14/20 (p: G Weaver). Empty wt: about 340#. $1,500; POP: 1, crashed in Apr 1923. A 30hp hydroplane version was begun, but never completed because of funding problems.
3 1920 - Envisioned by Junkin as "America's First Commercial Airplane," one that would do for aviation and Weaver Co what the Ford Model T did for surface transport and Ford Co, it was to be a larger, more powerful version of Cootie. Apparently some amount of construction was begun, but a shortage of funds led to cancellation of the project, and the model number was retired rather than transferred to a following project, perhaps with the thought it might be resurrected some day.
  Waco 4 (Andy Heins coll)

4 (Weaver) 1921 = 3-4pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 28'0" length: 23'0" load: 890# v: 84/x/33. Very snug 3p front cockpit; interchangeable upper and lower wing panels. $4,000; POP: 1 built using many Curtiss JN-4D parts. Company's first public sale and the last of the all-wood Wacos. One appearing in early registers as Waco 4 [NABCW] was actually a modified Hisso-Curtiss JN-4 Canuck with Brukner "high-lift" wings.
  Waco 4-1/2 Clayton Brukner and Harold Irish posing (C J Brukner via Drina Welch Abel coll)

4-1/2 1921 = Hisso-powered Curtiss JN-4D conversion by Junkin and Brukner was dubbed the "Long's Garage Special" and, more popularly, the "4-1/2."
  Waco 5 (Jim Keesler coll via Drina Welch Abel)

5 (Weaver) 1921 = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 33'0" length: 23'0" load: 750# v: 80/x/30. $1,500-2,000; POP: 5 conversions of JN-4C Canucks, two with 150hp Hisso A. Final one built at Advance Co in 1923.
  Waco 6 (M H Havelaar via Drina Welch Abel)

6 (Advance) 1923 = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 30'0" length: 24'0" load: 750# v: 88/x/32; ceiling was optimistically advertised as 19,000'. Design based generally on Curtiss JN-4. POP: 4.
  Waco 7 (C J Brukner via Drina Welch Abel coll)

7 (Advance) 1924 = Similar to 6; v: 90/x/30. $2,500; POP: 16.
  Waco 8 (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco 8 (Drina Welch Abel coll)

8 (Advance) 1924 = 8pO/CB; 200hp Liberty 6; span: 40'0" length: 32'0" load: 1473# v: 90/80/37. $4,500; POP: 1, plus another uncompleted; preliminary ff: late Aug 1924 (p: Clayton Brukner), official ff: 10/21/24 (p: Tex LaGrone). First cabin Waco, with one passenger sitting outside with pilot in the cockpit. Sold to an aerial photo company in Kansas City, was eventually destroyed in a landing accident.
  Waco 9 with Curtiss C-6 (Ford Co via Les Forden coll)
  Waco 9 (Gene Palmer coll)
  Waco 9 [3052]

9 (Advance) 1925 (ATC 11) = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 29'6" length: 23'4" load: 780# v: 92/79/32 range: 375-400. Also supplied with 100hp Curtiss OXX-6, 100hp Curtiss C-6 or 150hp Hisso A. $2,025-2,500; POP: about 270. First of the steel-tube fuselage Wacos, and the first aircraft to be fitted with aluminum floats, by EDO Corp in 1928.
  Waco 10 [1103] (Andy Heins coll)

10 (Advance) 1927 (ATC 13, 2-363) = 3pOB; 90hp Curtiss OX-5; span: 30'7" length: 23'6" load: 825# v: 97/84/37 range: 380. Charles Meyers. A refinement of the model 9, became GXE in 1928; production ran for some seven years. Both models 9 and 10 were often popularly referred to as "Waco 90" for the horsepower, creating a little archival confusion. Many also powered by OXX-6, Hisso A/E, Rausie, Siemens, Wrights J-4/J-5. (2-363) for 115hp Milwaukee Tank V470/V502 in 1931 (**109/96). $2,460, $2,385 in 1928, $3,145 in 1929; POP: much too involved to unsnarl here, but there were 1,623 various model 10s produced 1927-33—designators with a final "O" (ASO, CTO, etc) were in the family group.
90 SEE 9 and 10.
  Waco 125 [9531] (Andy Heins coll)

125 aka Siemens Waco (Advance) 1927 (ATC 26) = 3pOB; 125hp Ryan-Siemens SH-14; span: 30'7" length: 23'9" load: 730# v: 112/96/37 range: 350-400. $5,300; POP: about 30, of which 1 was refitted 97hp Siemens SH-12 in 1928.
  Waco 240-A A scene from "Dawn Patrol"? No... (Alex Gumin coll)

240-A 1931 = 1pOB, armed export version of CSO with 240hp Continental W-670. POP: possibly only 1.
  Waco AGC-8 Forestry Service [NC20950] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco AGC-8 [NC2272] (William F Yeager)

AGC-8 1937 (ATC 664) = 4-5pCswB; 300hp Jacobs L-6; span: 34'9" length: 27'7" load: 1472# v: 164/145/55 range: 600. $9,895; POP: 17, of which 2 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72P [NC20905, NC20909], 2 were exported, and 2 later modified as EGC-8 [X=NC2334, NC19364].
Air Boat aka DJB Air Boat 1919 = 1pOBFb; Indian or Harley-Davidson V-Twin (there is mention of 75hp Curtiss being tried at one time). Clayton Brukner. Craft never did get airborne and was eventually scrapped, but it did represent the start of the Waco era.
  Waco AQC-6 [NC20906] (Andy Heins coll)

AQC-6 1936 (ATC 598) = 4-5pCB; 300hp Jacobs L-5; span: 35'0" length: 26'8" load: 1477# v: 166/150/55 range: 600. POP: 7; 1 impressed by USAAF as UC-72G [NC20906], the rest to Canada.
  Waco ARE restoration [NC20953] (Andy Heins coll)

ARE, WRE Aristocrat 1940 (ATC 714) = 4pCswB; 300hp Jacobs L-6; span: 34'9" length: 27'9" load: 470# v: 185/155/57 range: 1250. $14,900; POP: 4 [NC20951, NC20953, NC20957, NC29376], of which the last one was impressed by USAAF as UC-72A. 4-5p WRE with 420hp Wright R-975 was offered in advertisements, but was never built.
  Waco Aristocraft [NX34219] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco Aristocraft [NX34219] (Eddie Coates coll)

Aristocraft (W) 1947 = 4pChwM rg; 215hp Franklin 6AL; span: 38'0" length: 25'8" load: 954# v: 154/135/55 range: 657. A Francis Arcier. Unusual tricycle-gear, two-control design with rearmost pusher prop driven by a shaft from the motor mounted in front. $9,980; POP: 1 [NX34219]. The last of the famous Waco line was partially dismantled and stored when buyer interest never materialized in post-war slump. Sold in 1963 for restoration by Fort Wayne IN owners.
  Waco ASO [4531] (K O Eckland coll)

ASO aka 10-W, 220-T (Advance) 1927 (ATC 41, 2-101, 2-102) = 3pOB; 220hp Wright J-5; span: 30'7" length: 22'6" load: 900# v: 126/108/40 (**124/105) range: 525. $7,215, $7,335 in 1929; POP: 95. Also popularly known as "J-5 Straightwing," "Waco Sport," or "Whirlwind Waco." (2-101) for weight changes; (2-102) for EDO floats.
  Waco ATO [5673] (L F Christon coll)

ATO aka 10-T Taperwing (Advance) 1928 (ATC 123) = 3pOB; 220hp Wright J-5; span: 30'3" length: 22'6" load: 813# v: 135/110/52 (**137/101) range: 700. Charlie Meyers; ff: 4/30/29. $8,325; POP: 54. Sometimes popularly referred to as "Waco 220" for its horsepower.
  Waco AVN-8 [NC19361] (William T Larkins)

AVN-8 aka Model N 1938 (ATC 677) = 4pCswB; 300hp Jacobs L-6; span: 34'9" length: 27'7" load: 1300# v: 161/139/60 range: 550-600 ceiling: 14,200. Tricycle gear. $12,800; POP: 15 [NC17, NC2276, NC2278, NC2273, NC19356, NC19361, NC19367/19370, NC19377/19378, NC19385, NC19387, NC20904], of which 4 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72J. SEE ALSO ZVN.
BBA 1932 - 2pCB; 165hp Wright J-5. Side-by-side with cockpit enclosure. POP: possibly 1 conversion for motor installation tests only since there is no record of actual production.
BEC 1932 (ATC 472) = 4pCB; 165hp Wright R-540; span: 33'3" length: 24'10" load: 1000# v: 120/100/49 (**118/91). POP: 1 [X12440], which records suggest might have been converted to OEC or UEC.
BDC 1932 - 4pCB; 165hp Wright R-540; span: 33'0" length: 25'1" load: 1662# v: 120/100/49 range: 450. $7,295. No record of actual production.
  Waco BSO [C8543] Prototype (Aerofiles coll)

BSO aka BS-165 1929 (ATC 168, 2-262) = 3pOB; 165hp Wright J-6; span: 30'7" length: 23'6" load: 956# v: 120/100/44 (**117/100) range: 600. $6,370; POP: about 45. (2-262) for EDO twin-float modification.
C-62 1942 - Short- to medium-range troop transport/cargo carrier made of non-strategic wood, similar in size and capacity to Douglas C-47. ChwM with two P&W R-1830-92. Assigned AAF s/ns—13 YC-62 [42-12554/12566], 240 C-62 [42-35584/35823]—but orders in Oct 1941 and Jan 1942 for 253 planes were cancelled in Sep 1943 after none were built because of production problems.
  Waco UC-72 (USAF via Andy Heins coll)

C-72 - USAAF cargo and utility. 45 various civil models impressed by USAAF as personnel carriers, with suffixes from UC-72A to -72Q. SEE Waco impressments by the USAAF for s/ns and civil regs.
UC-72 1942 = SRE. POP: 13.

UC-72A 1942 = ARE. POP: 4.

UC-72B 1942 = EGC-8. POP: 1.

UC-72C 1942 = HRE. POP: 2.

UC-72D 1942 = VKS-7. POP: 2.

UC-72E 1942 = ZGC-7. POP: 4.

UC-72F 1942 = CUC-1. POP: 1.

UC-72G 1942 = ACQ-6. POP 1.

UC-72H 1942 = ZQC-6. POP: 6.

UC-72J 1942 = AVN-8. POP: 4.

UC-72K 1942 = YKS-7. POP: 1.

UC-72L 1942 = ZVN-8. POP: 1.

UC-72M 1942 = ZKS-7. POP: 2.

UC-72N 1942 = YOC-1. POP: 1.

UC-72P 1942 = AGC-8. POP: 2.

UC-72Q 1942 = ZQC-6. POP: 1.

  Waco WHD-A [14130] (Andy Heins coll)

CHD, CMD, WHD 1933 (ATC 2-512) = 2pO/CB; 250hp Wright R-760; span: 32'10" length: 23'5" v: 160/140/x. 1938 WHD had 420hp Wright R-975; v: 191/166/x (**179/156). Sliding-canopy cockpits. Export versions similar to S3HD; armed versions had suffix -A. POP: 5; 1 prototype [X13051] and 4 to Nicaragua. (2-512) in 1935 for 440hp Wright R-975E. CMD was a 250hp J-6 variant of WHD, but none was built.
  Waco CJC [NC14026] (Gordon S Williams coll via Andy Heins)

CJC, CJC-S 1934 (ATC 538) = 4-5pCB; 250hp Wright R-760; span: 34'10" length: 25'8" load: 1224# v: 152/134/52 range: 640. -S denoted "Standard" model. $8,165; POP including DJC-S: 41, of which 20 exported to Brazil.
  Waco CPF Brazilian navy (Warren Shipp coll via Andy Heins)

CPF, CPF-6 1935 (ATC 583) = 2-3pOB; 250hp Wright R-760; span: 30'0" length: 23'2" load: 925# v: 150/135/48 range: 400 (data for CPF). $8,775. CPF-6 had 250hp Cyclone; span: load: 965#. $8,000; POP total CPF: 41; redesignated DPF.
CQC-6 1936 = 4-5pCswB; 285hp Wright R-760; span: 35'0" length: 26'2" load: 1425# v: 170/151/55 range: 580. No record of actual production.
  Waco CRG [NC600Y] (Andy Heins coll)

CRG 1930 (ATC 362) = 1-3pOB; 240hp Wright R-760; span: 30'7" length: 22'5" load: 1241# v: 154/130/45 range: 700. POP: 2 [NC600Y, NC660Y], the first of which was refitted with 320hp Wright R-760 in 1939 and was active into the 1990s, the latter was destroyed in a 1938 crash while racing.
  Waco CSO [NC673N] (Andy Heins coll)

CSO aka CS-225, CSO-A 1929 (ATC 240) = 3pOB; 225hp Wright J-6; span: 30'7" length: 22'6" load: 972# v: 128/108/45 (**128/109) range: 540. $7,335; POP: 29, plus 30 military exports as CSO-A and 240-A (qv) in 1932.
  Waco CTO [515M]
  Waco CTO I-strut mod [NC666N] (Clark Scott coll)

CTO aka 225-TW, CTO-A 1929 (ATC 257, 2-378) = Taperwing CSO (**144/121). POP: 13, plus 22 military versions as CTO-A in 1932. (2-378) for 1p with 240hp Wright R-760 and raked top wing with I-struts [NC21M, NC666N].
  Waco CUC-1 Dutch registry (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco CUC-2 [N14625] (Jeff Weber)

CUC, CUC-1, -2 1935 (ATC 575) = 4-5pCswB; 250hp Wright R-760-E; span: 35'0" length: 25'3" load: 1198# v: 163/143/55 range: 600 ceiling: 16,500'. CUC-1 had 285hp Wright R-760-E1, CUC-2 had 320hp Wright R-760. $8,400-8,975; POP total CUC: more than 30, of which 1 CUC-1 impressed by USAAF as UC-72F [NC15237].

That cowling on [NC14625] above was hand-made by my father. In fact, the entire airplane was restored by him from a basket case found in an Ohio barn. (— Jeff Weber 11/11/06)
DGC-7 Custom Cabin 1937 (ATC 639) = 5pCswB; 285hp Wright R-760-E1; span: 34'9" length: 26'3" load: 1570# v: 160/150/54 range: 600. $10,390; POP: 2 [NC2239, NC17706].
  Waco DJC-S [NC15231] (Gordon S Williams coll via Andy Heins)

DJC-S 1936 = CJC with 285hp Wright R-760. POP: see CJC.
DKS-6 1936 = 4pCB; 285hp Wright R-760. POP: probably 1.
DPF-6 1936 = CPF-6 with 285hp Wright R-760. POP: see CPF.
DPF-7 1936 = 3pOB; 285hp Wright R-760. POP: see CPF.
  Waco DQC-6 [NC16214] (Zack Moseley)

DQC-6 1936 (ATC 597) = 4-5pCswB; 285hp Wright R-760; span: 35'0" length: 26'2" load: 1425# v: 170/151/55 range: 580. $8,975; POP: 11 [NC2277, NC15706, NC15714, NC15722, NC16214, NC16218, NC16515, NC16520, NC16525, NC16591, NC16595].
  Waco DSO [NC605N] (Andy Heins)
  Waco DSO [NC6877] (Andy Heins coll)

DSO aka 10-H 1928 (ATC 42, 2-245) = 3pOB; 150/180hp Hisso A/E; span: 30'7" length: 23'6" load: 896# v: 115/100/44 range: 375; data for Hisso A. $3,935 ($4,085 with Hisso E); POP: 62. (2-245) for EDO float conversion.
  Waco EGC-7 [NC2269] (Andy Heins)
  Waco EGC-7 [NC2209] (Standard Oil Co of Ohio)

EGC-7 Custom Cabin 1937 (ATC 639) = 5pCswB; 320hp Wright R-760-E2; span: 34'9" length: 26'3" load: 1520# v: 168/158/54 range: 560. $10,390; POP: 38, of which 30 to Brazil, and 3 to USN/USCG as J2W; 7 were civil [NC1312, NC2209, NC2239, NC2241, NC17706, NC17724, NC17749]. Manufacturing rights were granted to the Brazilian government in 1939, but it is unknown if any were produced there.
  Waco EGC-8 with Menasco D-6 [X2334] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco EGC-8 AGC-8 conversion [NC19364] (William Yeager)

EGC-8 1937 (ATC 665) = 4-5pCswB; 320hp Wright R-760; span: 34'9" length: 27'4" load: 1368# v: 171/147/55 range: 510. $12,680; POP: 7 [NC2279. NC2329, NC19354, NC19357, NS19365, NC19375, NC19382], plus 2 conversions from AGC-8 [NC2334, NC19364]; 4 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72B. One plane tested with 260hp Menasco D-6 [X2334].
EPF-6 1936 = 3pOB; 320hp Wright R-760. POP: 1 built and test-flown, but that was it.
  Waco EQC-6 [NC17469] (Jim Kessler coll via Andy Heins)

EQC-6 1936 (ATC 597) = 4-5pCswB; 320hp Wright R-760; span: 35'0" length: 26'2" load: 1406# v: 176/157/55 range: 550. $9,650; POP: 20, of which 3 to USCG as J2W-1 [V157/159].
  Waco ENF [NC666Y] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco ENF Special restoration [N876Z] (Stephen Miller)

ENF Special 1932 (ATC 2-430) = 3pOB; 120hp Chevrolet (Martin) D-333. POP: 1, converted by Martin Co. Restored in Ohio with Menasco C-4.
  Waco FBH (Andy Heins coll)

FBH c.1933 = 1pOhwM; 35hp Continental A-40 pusher. Gross wt: 850#. Might have been designated FGH. An unofficial, small lightplane experiment by factory workers. POP: 1. Brukner told his men to get rid of it. They did, and its disposition is unknown.
  Waco GXE [NC8534] (William T Larkins)
  Waco GXE Tank engine [NC5852] (Jeff Weber coll)
  Waco GXE Caminez engine [X3132] (Lesley Forden coll)

GXE - Model 10 redesignated in 1928.
  Waco HKS-7 [NC50662] (Andy Heins)
  Waco HPF-7 [NC32065] (Andy Heins)

HKS-7, HPF-7 1948 = Not Waco production, but UKS and UPF modified with 300hp Lycomings (hence the "H") and issued an STC. POP: 2 reported [NC29998, NC32065], the latter reregistered [NC50662].
  Waco HRE prototype [NC20958] (Waco via Andy Heins)

HRE Aristocrat 1940 (ATC 714) = 4pCswB; 285hp Lycoming R-680; span: 34'9" length: 27'10" load: 1480# v: 175/165/57 range: 1280. POP: 5 [NC1224, NC1252, NC20958, NC20965, NC31654], of which the last was still flying in 1985 after reconstruction in 1970; 2 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72C [NC1252, NC31654].
  Waco HTO [NR4N] (Walter E Lees coll)

HSO, HTO 1930 (ATC 333) = 3pOB; 225hp Packard DR-980 diesel; span: 30'7" length: 22'4" load: 786# v: 128/108/45 range: 490-585. A Francis Arcier (principal Waco designer from 1930-47). $7,500; POP: 1 [X/NC4N], modified as taperwing HTO [NR4N].
  Waco IBA [NC12453] (Andy Heins)

IBA 1932 (ATC 465) = 2pCB; 125hp Kinner B-5; span: 27'5" length: 21'11" load: 683# v: 110/93/39 range: 450. Side-by-side canopied cockpit. $4,059; POP: 3 [NC12435, NC12446, NC12453].
ICA 19?? = 2pOB: 125hp Kinner K-5; span: 29'6" length: 21'11" load: 683# v: 114/98/40 (**114/98). $4,095.
  Waco INF [NC11466] (K O Eckland)

INF 1930 (ATC 345) = 3pOB; 125hp Kinner B-5; span: 29'7" length: 20'10" load: 740# v: 112/96/40 (**112/96) range: 370. $4,110; POP: 50.
  Waco International (Mrs H P Junkin via Drina Welch Abel)

International (Advance) 1924 = 3pOB; 130hp Clerget; span: 30'0" length: 21'0". Waco-built fuselage and gear, plus modified wings from a German Rumpler, as well as other surplus components. POP: 1, only flew a few times and was dismantled in 1925, never being officially recorded on inventory or having a company c/n assigned.
  Waco J2W-1 (USCG)

J2W 1937 = USCG version of EQC-6, on twin floats for operation from a cutter, and EGC-7 on wheels. POP: 3 as J2W-1 [V157/159].
  Waco JHD-6 (Andy Heins coll)

JHD-6 1937 (ATC 670) = 2pCB; 365hp Wright R-975-E1; span: 32'9" length: 25'7" load: 1182# v: 175/153/60 range: 590. Military export model with canopied cockpits. $20,000 armed; POP: 6 to Uruguay.
JTO 1929 = 3pOB; 300hp Wright J-6. Taperwing was refitted with 365hp Wright R-975 in 1932; POP: 1 [13918], test-flown only.
  Waco XJW-1 [9522] (USN)

JW 1934 = USN version of UBF as hook-up trainer and mail shuttle for dirigible Macon, POP: 2 as XJW-1 [9521/9522]. SEE ALSO Consolidated N2Y-1,, Curtiss F9C, Sperry Messenger, Vought UO-1 in similar roles.
  Waco JWM [NX8550] (Boardman C Reed)

JWM 1931 = 1-3pOB; 330hp Wright R-975. POP: 2 straightwing mailplanes [NX8550, x].
  Waco JTO (Andy Heins coll)

JTO 193? = 2pOB; no data.
  Waco JYM

JYM 1929 (ATC 2-361) = 1pOB; 300hp Wright J-6. POP: 4 as taperwing mailplanes for Northwest Airways [NR42M, NR631N, NC731K, NC991].
  Waco JYO (Andy Heins coll)

JYO 1933 = USN version of JTO for evaluation; POP: 2.
  Waco KBA [X12435] (Andy Heins coll)

KBA 1932 (ATC 460) = 2pCB; 100hp Kinner K-5; span: 27'5" length: 21'11" load: 726# v: 101/86/40 range: 380. Side-by-side canopied cockpit. $3,585; POP: 1 [X/NC12435]. Became IBA with engine upgrade.
KCA 193? = OB; 100hp Kinner K-5; span: 29'6" length: 21'11" load: 726# v: 101/86/40 (**101/86). $3585.
  Waco KNF [X653N] (Aerofiles coll)

KNF 1930 (ATC 313) = 3pOB; 100hp Kinner K-5; span: 29'7" length: 21'4" load: 776# v: 100/85/40 range: 430. $3,630; POP: 20.
  Waco KSO [X795E] (Andy Heins coll)

KSO 1929 = Best guess on this one is a modified GXE with 100hp Kinner K-5. POP: 1 [X795E].
  Waco LAJ [681Y] (Andy Heins coll)

LAJ, NAZ 1929-30 = 1pOhwM powered glider; 20hp Jacobs B-1. NAZ was the motorless version. First flown with uncovered fuselage and no gear; those were added later. POP: unrecorded; sold in kit form.
LPF-7 1937 = 2-3pOB; 300hp Lycoming R-680; span: 30'0" length: 23'6". Although Wacophiles claim the Lycoming was first used on HRE in 1940, this one mysteriously appears on some records, but without substantive data.
  Waco MGC-8 [NX2334] (Andy Heins coll)

MGC-8 19?? = Info needed on the Menasco-powered model. [NX2334].
  Waco MNF [C11213] (Menasco Motors Inc)

MNF 1931 (ATC 393) = 3pOB; 125hp Menasco C-4; span: 27'5" length: 22'0" load: 734# v: 118/99/35 (**108/89) range: 365. $4,475; POP: 4 [NC11213, NC11222, NC11239, NC11246].
N SEE ZVN.
OBF 1932 = 4pOB; 210hp Kinner C-5.
  Waco ODC [X11250]

ODC 1931 = 4pCB; 210hp Kinner C-5; span: 33'0" length: 24'9" load: 1033# v: 133/117/49 (**137/117). $5,885. Became QDC.
  Waco OEC [X12440] (Andy Heins coll)

OEC 1932 (ATC 468) = 4pCB; 210hp Kinner C-5; span: 33'2" length: 24'9" load: 1033# v: 133/119/49 range: 450. $5,885; POP: 3 [NC12440, NC12451, NC12467]. Prototype was sold as UEC.
OSO 1930 = 3pOB; 210hp Kinner C-5. Is possible typo error (for QSO?) in research material as no factory record of production found, but claimed Kinner is curious.
  Waco PBA [NC12445] (Gene Palmer coll)

PBA 1932 (ATC 464) = 2pCB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1; span: 27'5" length: 21'2" load: 881# v: 120/103/42 range: 400. Side-by-side canopied cockpit. $4,285; POP: 6 [NC12435, NC12445, NC12448, NC12466, NC13038, NC13054].
  Waco PBF [NC13029] (Andy Heins coll)

PBF 1932 (ATC 491) = 3pOB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1; span: 29'7" length: 20'10" load: 956# v: 120/102/42 range: 390. $4,415; POP: 4 [NC13029, NC13049, NC13428, NC13446].
PCA 1932 = 3pOB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1; span: 29'6" length: 21'1" load: 881# v: 119/101/42. $4,435.
  Waco PCF [NS12439] (Andy Heins coll)

PCF 1931 (ATC 453) = 3pOB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1; span: 29'7" length: 20'10" load: 972# (?>956#) v: 119/101/42 range: 430. $4,415; POP: 3 [NC11476, NC11483, NS12439].
PDC 1931 (ATC 2-388) = 3pCB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1. POP: 2, specially modified.
  Waco XPG-3 [44-90986] (Ed Deigan @ Air Classics)

PG-1, -2, -3 1943 = USAAF CG-4A modified with two wing-mounted engines, fuel tanks, and attendant instruments as a powered glider. POP: 3 prototypes; 1 each with 125hp Franklin O-300 as XPG-1, 175hp Ranger L-440-1 (Northwestern Aeronautical) as XPG-2 (Ridgefield Mfg), Jacobs R-755-9 as XPG-3 (Waco) (some also with JATO). There is a report of 1 more built as PG-2A with L-440-7 but unconfirmed, possibly was a conversion from XPG-2.
  Waco PLA [NC13401] (William T Larkins)

PLA Sportsman 1933 (ATC 502) = 2pCB; 170hp Jacobs LA-1; span: 29'6" length: 23'6" load: 889# v: 122/105/41 (**120/103) range: 500+. Side-by-side cockpit with sliding canopy. $4,285; POP: 4 [NC13067, NC13073, NC13401, NC13410].
  Waco PSO from ASO [NC119Y] (Andy Heins coll)

PSO 1930 (ATC 339) = 3pOB; 140hp (170hp?) Jacobs LA-1; span: 30'7" length: 23'6" load: 933# v: 115/97/42 range: 650. $5,175; POP: 1 [NC699N].
PT-14 - USAAF primary trainer. 2pOB; 220hp Continental R-670-3; span: 30'0" length: 23'6" v: 138. From civil UPF-7.
  Waco XPT-14 [39-702] (Avn Heritage coll}

XPT-14 1939 = POP: 1 [39-702], crashed in testing 10/11/39.

  Waco YPT-14 (Andy Heins coll)

YPT-14, PT-14 1940 = Production with 220hp Continental R-670-6. POP: 13 [40-014/026], later redesignated as PT-14.

PT-14A 1941 = Impressed UPF-7. POP: 1.


  Waco QCF [NC12428] (Gene Palmer coll}

QCF 1931 (ATC 416) = 3pOB; 165hp Continental A-70; span: 29'7" length: 20'4" load: 864# v: 125/108/45 (**123/108) range: 430. $4,985; POP: 31; prototype [NC11241].
  Waco QDC [X11250] (Arthur Martin coll via WASM)
  Waco QDC [X11477]

QDC 1931 (ATC 412) = 4-5pCB; 165hp Continental A-70; span: 33'3" length: 23'2" load: 977# v: 118/105/48 (**120/104) range: 400. $5,985; POP: 37.
QNF 19?? = 3pOB; 165hp Continental A-70; (v: **119/104). POP: 1. It flew, but presented nose-heaviness problems.
  Waco QSO [NC837V] (Andy Heins coll)

QSO 1930 (ATC 337) = 3pOB; 165hp Continental A-70; span: 30'7" length: 23'6" load: 1001# v: 120/100/45 range: 575. $5,575; POP: 1 [NC837V].
  Waco RBA (Andy Heins coll)

RBA 1932 (ATC 466) = 2pCB; 110hp Warner Scarab; span: 27'5" length: 21'7" load: 725# v: 114/98/39 range: 475. Side-by-side canopied cockpit. $4,195; POP: 4 [NC12435, NC12442, NC12444, NC13401]. Higher speeds with rerated 125hp Warner and cowling.
RCA 1932 = 3pOB; 110hp Warner Scarab; span: 29'6" length: 21'7" load: 735# v: 105/91/40 (**105/91). $4,195 POP: ?.
  Waco RNF [NC853V]
  Waco RNF [NC626Y] (clip: Aviation)

RNF 1930 (ATC 311, 2-255, 2-311) = 3pOB; 110hp Warner Scarab; span: 30'0" (?>29'7") length: 20'10" load: 757# v: 112/95/35 (**103/90) range: 400. $4,195-4,320, $4,450 with optional 125hp Warner; POP: more than 150. (2-255) and (2-311) for weight changes.
  Waco RPT at 1978 EAA Fly-In [N29375] (FotoImages)

RPT 1940 = 2pOlwM; 125hp Warner Scarab; span: 31'4" length: 25'0" v: 130/115/45. The only production single-wing from Waco. POP: 1 prototype aerobatic trainer for USAAF trials [NX/N29375]. Project was halted when a large order for UPF-7 came in. Stored until sold in 1962, and restored in Missouri with 160hp Kinner and a canopy.
  Waco RSO [C9531] (Andy Heins coll)

RSO 1929 = 3pOB; 110hp Warner Scarab. POP: 1.
  Waco S3HD [NC14048] (Andy Heins coll)

S3HD, S2HD Super Sport 1934 (ATC 543) = 2pCB; 400hp P&W Wasp TB; span: 32'9" length: 25'1" load: 965# v: 188/163/60 range: 500. Sliding-canopy cockpits. $16,000; POP: 1 [NC14048]. S2HD was a military export version with 450hp Wasp SB.
  Waco S3HD-A (Andy Heins coll)

S3HD-A 1935 (ATC 581) = Armed version of S3HD; 320hp P&W Wasp T; load: 1458# v: 173/151/65 range: 640. $22,000±; POP: 1 to Cuba.

SFB - CB; 300hp P&W Wasp Jr. Planned for mail or passenger use but no actual production.
SQC-6 1936 - 4pCswB; 300hp P&W Wasp Jr. No record of actual production.
  Waco SRE [NC20967] (Goodyear via Andy Heins/NWC coll)

SRE Aristocrat 1940 (ATC 714) = 4pCswB; 450hp P&W R-985 Wasp; span: 34'9" length: 27'10". $18,000; POP: 21, of which 13 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72.
TBA 1932 (ATC 474) = 2p C-OB; 160hp Kinner R-5; span: 27'5" length: 21'6" load: 780# v: 116/98/40 range: 400. Side-by-side cockpit; optional canopy. $4,490. Available, but none was produced.
TBF 1932 - 3pOB; 160hp Kinner R-5(?) — engine uncertain. Waco historians claim this Kinner model never was in company records. No proof found of actual production.
TCA - 3pOB; 160hp Kinner R-5; span: 29'6" length: 21'11" load: 895# v: 119/101/41. $4,285. No actual production.
  Waco UBA [NC13041] (Andy Heins)

UBA 1932 (ATC 479) = 2p C-OB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 29'6" length: 21'0" load: 841# v: 132/115/42 range: 345. Side-by-side cockpit; optional canopy. $4,895; POP: 6 or more.
  Waco UBF [NC155Y] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco UBF-2 aerobatics [NC13419] (Les Zirkelbach)

UBF, UBF-2 1932 (ATC 473) = 3pOB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 29'6" length: 20'9" load: 920# v: 132/116/42 range: 400. $5,025; POP: about 11, of which 2 to USN as XJW-1 dirigible "skyhooks", and 1 fitted with EDO floats in 1933 [NC13074].
UC- (USAAF) SEE C-.
UCA - 3pOB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 29'6" length: 21'0" load: 899# v: 132/116/42. $4,895. A planned project, produced as UBA.
UCF - 3pOB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 29'7" length: 20'6" load: 924# v: 132/116/42. $5,025. According to Andy Heins, who searched factory records, this was only a planned project and was produced as UBF.
UDC 19?? = 3pOB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 33'0" length: 24'10" load: 1038# v: 130/116/49. $5,885-5,995. No record found of actual production.
  Waco UEC [NC12468] (Andy Heins coll)

UEC 1932 (ATC 467, 2-418) = 4pCB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 28'2" length: 24'8" load: 1030# v: 133/117/49 (**128/114) range: 450. $5,985; POP: 40. (2-418) for float conversion.
UGC-7, VGC-7 - 4-5pCswB; 210hp Continental R-670, VGC-7 with 240hp W-670. Planned, but no record of actual production.
  Waco UIC [NC13566] (Jim Kessler coll via Andy Heins coll)

UIC 1933 (ATC 499) = 4pCB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 33'3" length: 25'2" load: 1110# v: 136/118/49 (**141/119) range: 550. $5,985; POP: 83; prototype [NC13061].
  Waco UKC EDO floats for CAA [NS20] (Aerofiles coll)
  Waco UKC-S [NC14611] (Andy Heins)

UKC, UKC-S, UKS-6 1934 (ATC 528) = 5pCB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 33'3" length: 25'2" load: 1245# v: 143/128/50 (**125/107) range: 500. $6,285; POP: 40. Redesignated UKC-S Standard in 1935; UKS-6 in 1936.
  Waco UKS-7 [NC17721] (Andy Heins)

UKS-7 1937 (ATC 648) = 4-5pCB; 225hp Continental W-670M; span: 33'3" length: 25'3" load: 1343# v: 147/130/50 range: 500. $5,980; POP: 2 [NC17721, CFx].
  Waco ULA [NC14300] (Morris A Koshchuk coll)

ULA Sportsman 1933 (ATC 511) = 2pCB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 29'6" length: 22'9" load: 816# v: 134/118/43 range: 535. Side-by-side cockpit with sliding canopy. $4,895; POP: 1 [NC14300].
  Waco UMF-3 [NC14041] (Andy Heins coll)

UMF-3, -5 1934 (ATC 546) = 3pOB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 30'0" length: 23'2" load: 1015# v: 143/128/47 range: 460. $6,530; POP: 18, of which 4 to Guatemala, 3 to Cuban Navy. Forerunner of UPF-7.
  Waco UOC [ZK-ALA] (A J Jackson coll via Andy Heins)

UOC 1935 (ATC 568) = 4-5pCswB; 210hp Continental R-670; span: 35'0" length: 25'4" load: 1205# v: 150/130/53 range: 465. $6,850-7,375; POP: 4; 2 civil [NC500=NC303E, X14631], 1 to New Zealand [ZKAEL=ZKALA] and 1 to Argentina [x].
UPF-6 1936 - 2-3pOB; 210hp Continental. Similar to UPF-7, but with narrower landing gear and smaller wing cut-out. No record of actual production.
  Waco UPF-7 [NC29337] (Andy Heins/NWC coll)

UPF-7 1937 (ATC 642) = 2-3pOB; 220hp Continental W-670; span: 30'0" length: 23'6" load: 780# v: 130/115/50 range: 400. $9,500; POP: more than 600, of which 31 to CAA, 14 to USAAF as YPT-14; many used in CPT Program.
  Waco UQC-6 [NC12643] (Andy Heins coll)

UQC-6 193? = 4pCB; no data.
  Waco VKS-7F [NX31658] (Andy Heins coll)

VKS-7, -7F 1937 (ATC 648) = 4-5pCB; 240hp Continental W-670; span: 33'3" length: 25'3" load: 1333# v: 149/133/50 range: 530. $5,980; POP: 18 VKS-7 [NC20900], of which 2 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72D [NC2307, NC20955], and 21 VKS-7F cross-country trainers with controllable-pitch propeller went to CPTP, with some repowered with 250hp W-670. 1945 plans for a ChwM version of VKS never went past the drawing board stage.
VGC-7 SEE UGC-7.
VPF-6 1936 = 2-3pOB; 240hp Continental R-670. Similar to VPF-7, but with narrower landing gear and smaller wing cut-out. Advertised as available, but none was produced,
  Waco VPF-7 [NC78435] (Andy Heins coll)

VPF-7 1937 (ATC 642) = 2-3pOB; 240hp Continental W-670; span: 30'0" length: 23'6" load: 770# v: 133/117/50 range: 370. Export version of UPF-7. $9,500; POP: 6 to Guatemala, all of which returned to the US in 1959.
VQC-6 1937 (ATC 631) = 4-5pCswB; 250hp Continental W-670; span: 35'0" length: 26'8" load: 1470# v: 160/150/55 range: 600. Reportedly first registered as UQC-6, but unconfirmed by factory records. POP: 1 [NC16243].
W SEE Aristocraft.
WHD SEE CHD.
WRE SEE ARE.
YGC-7, -8 1937 = 4pCswB; 225hp Jacobs L-4. 1938 YGC-8 had new flaps. From what I can tell by factory records, no one ever ordered a YGC-7. (— Andy Heins, Natl Waco Club 12/2/07)
  Waco YKC [NC14000] (Roger Cain)
  Waco YKC-S [NC14620] (Clark Scott coll)
  Waco YKS-6 [NC16592] (Andy Heins coll)

YKC, YKC-S, YKS-6 1934 (ATC 533) = 4pCswB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 33'3" length: 25'4" load: 1050# v: 149/130/50 (**148/123) range: 480. Redesignated YKC-S Standard in 1935; as YKC-6 in 1936 (load: 1441# v: 144/130/54). $5,500±; POP: 60 YKC, 22 YKC-S; 65 YKS-6, 1 to USN [09783].
  Waco YKS-7 [NC19371] (William T Larkins)

YKS-7 1937 (ATC 626) = 4-5pCB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 33'3" length: 25'3" load: 1368# v: 146/130/50 range: 590. $5,695; POP: 86 YKS-7/ZKS-7, of which 1 YKS-7 impressed by USAAF as UC-72K in 1942 [NC19353] and 1 to USN [09784].
  Waco YMF-5 [NC14067] (Andy Heins coll)

YMF-3, -5 1934 (ATC 542) = 3pOB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 30'0" length: 23'4" load: 960# v: 147/129/47 range: 420. Redesignated YMF-5 in 1935. $6,795; POP: 18. YMF-5 had 245hp Jacobs L-4; load: 890# v: 145/129/47 range: 430. Design revived c.1990 by Classic Aircraft Corp of Lansing MI as YMF-5 Super.
  Waco YOC [NC15234] (Morris A Koshchuk coll)

YOC, YOC-1 1935 (ATC 569) = 4-5pCswB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 35'0" length: 25'8" load: 1192# 155/137/53 range: 450. $6,895-7,295. YOC-1 had 285hp Jacobs L-5; load: 1090# v: 162/142/57 range: 400. $7,995; POP total YOC: more than 50, of which 1 impressed by USAAF as UC-72N [NC14683 or NC15248].
  Waco YPF-6 [NC16579] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco YPF-7 (photo may be in error‹tail number too blurry to read)

YPF-6, -7 1935 (ATC 586) = 3pO-CB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 30'0" length: 23'4" load: 975# v: 150/135/50 range: 405. Sliding canopy. $8,395; POP: 5 as YPF-6 [NC15700, NC15606, NC15711, NC16579, NC17470] and 3 redesignated in 1937 as YPF-7 [NC17710, NC17715, NC20907].
  Waco YQC-6 [N16205] (Andy Heins)
  Waco YQC-6 Gypsy engine [VH-UVW] (Andy Heins coll)
  Waco YQC-6 Civil Air Patrol [NC16576] (Library of Congress)

YQC-6 1936 (ATC 598) = 4pCswB; 225hp Jacobs L-4; span: 35'0" length: 26'2" load: 2050# v: 159/140/52 range: 650. $7,295; POP: 13, of which 1 was refited with 200hp Gypsy 6 in Australia in 1946 [VHUVW].
  Waco ZGC-7 [NC17459] (Andy Heins coll/NWC)

ZGC-7 1937 (ATC 627) = 5pCswB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 35'0" length: 26'7" load: 1450# v: 159/149/52 range: 600. $8,935; POP: 28, of which 4 impressed by USAAF as UC-72E.
  Waco ZGC-8 [NC19360] (Waco via Andy Heins coll)

ZGC-8 1937 (ATC 664) = 4-5pCswB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 34'9" length: 27'7" load: 1437# v: 170/149/55 range: 550. $10,495; POP: 4 [NX=NC2272, NC19355, NC? (c/n 5053 to Argentina), NC19360, VTAKD]. The first one (prototype, c/n 5001) was later modified with L-6 engine as AGC-8.
  Waco ZKS-6 [NC330TC] (Andy Heins)

ZKS, ZKS-6 1934 (ATC 533) = 4pCB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 33'3" length: 25'4". ZKS-6 appeared in 1936. POP: 6 ZKS/ZKS-6 [NC49, NC14050, NC17456, NC17460, CDBDK, CFBBQ]. Redesignated ZKC-S Standard in 1935.
  Waco ZKS-7 [NC17701] (Andy Heins)

ZKS-7 1937 (ATC 626) = 4-5pCB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 33'3" length: 25'6" load: 1322# v: 153/136/50 range: 560. $6,435; POP: 86 YKS-7/ZKS-7, of which 2 ZKS-7 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72M [NC2628, NC20954] and 2 as UC-72P [NC20909, NC20950].
ZPF-6 1936 (ATC 586) = 2-3pOB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 30'0" length: 23'7" load: 952# v: 156/142/52 range: 420. Sliding canopy. $7,385; POP: 3 [NC15707, NC16579, NC17470].
  Waco ZPF-7 [N29962] (Andy Heins coll)

ZPF-7 1938 = 3pOB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 30'0" length: 23'6". POP: 2 [NC17710, NC17715].
  Waco ZQC-6 (Andy Heins coll)

ZQC-6 1936 (ATC 598) = 4-5pCswB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: 35'0" length: 26'8". POP: 68, of which 6 were impressed by USAAF as UC-72H/-72Q in 1942. Export [CF-BDW] appears as EGC-7 in some regs.
  Waco ZVN-7 [NC17731] (Morris A Koshchuk coll)

ZVN-7 aka Model N 1937 (ATC 686) = Tri-gear 4pCswB; 285hp Jacobs L-5; span: (upper) 34'9" (lower) 24'6" length: 26'8" load: 1249# v: 157/140/55 range: 600 ceiling: 13,000'. $9,985; POP: 1 prototype [NC17731].
  Waco N (ZVN-8) art (K O Eckland)

ZVN-8 aka Model N 1938 (ATC 686) = Production version, same as ZVN-7 but length: 27'7" load: 1200#. $10,695; POP: 5 [NC19362, NC19372, NC19374, NC19399, VTAKI], of which 1 [NC19399] was impressed by USAAF as UC-72L. SEE ALSO AVN-8.