User:NiD.29/Waco Standard Cabin series
| Waco Standard Cabin series | |
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| 1937 Waco VKS-7 late Standard Cabin biplane (C-FLWL) at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum at Rockcliffe, ON. | |
| Role | 4-5-seat cabin biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Waco Aircraft Company |
| Introduction | 1931 |
| Status | several still airworthy in 2009 |
| Primary user | private pilot owners |
The Waco Standard Cabin series is a range of American cabin biplanes produced by the Waco Aircraft Company in the 1930s.
Development[edit]
The standard cabin series were Waco's first successful cabin biplane design, and was based on the F series airframe. The Model C series had a raised centre and rear fuselage to form a four-seat cabin which was entered through a door over the lower wing and had a rather ugly framed rear-view window dispensed with in the later standard cabins. The initial QDC model of 1931 had a 165 hp (123 kW) Continental A70 cowled engine and was fitted with a triangulated shock-cord tailwheel undercarriage.[1]
1932 brought the OEC and UEC models which were powered respectively by the 210 hp (157 kW) Kinner C5 and the 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670. Continuous refinement and improvement by Waco Aircraft resulted in production of various sub-models continuing until 1939.[2]
In 1935, Waco introduced its 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'.[3]
Operational history[edit]
The Standard Cabin series, with its cabin comfort, proved to be popular with private pilot owners. Many were purchased by small commercial aviation firms and non-aviation businesses. Approximately 135 Standard Cabins series aircraft of several sub-models are currently registered in the USA. [4]
Variants[edit]
Data from Aerofiles[3]
Early Skylight[edit]
DC Series (39 built)[edit]
- BDC
- 165 hp (123 kW) Wright R-540 engine. No record of production.
- ODC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Kinner C-5 engine. modified to QDC.
- PDC
- 170 hp (127 kW) Jacobs LA-1 engine. 2 built on special order.
- QDC
- 165 hp (123 kW) Continental A-70 engine. 37 built.
- UDC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine. No record of production.
EC Series (43 built)[edit]
- BEC
- 165 hp (123 kW) Wright R-540 engine. 1 built, [X12440], (converted to OEC or UEC).
- OEC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Kinner C-5 engine. 3 built.
- UEC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine. 40 built.
Late Skylight[edit]
IC Series[edit]
- UIC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine. 83 built.
JC Series[edit]
- CJC
- 250 hp (186 kW) Wright R-760 engine. 41 CJC, DJC & DJC-S built.
- DJC
- 285 hp (213 kW) Wright R-760 engine.
KC Series[edit]
- UKC
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine.
- YKC
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 engine. 60 YKC built,
No Skylight[edit]
JC-S Series[edit]
- CJC-S
- 250 hp (186 kW) Wright R-760 engine.
- DJC-S
- 285 hp (213 kW) Wright R-760 engine.
KC-S Series[edit]
- UKC-S
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine. 40 built.
- YKC-S
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 engine. 22 YKC-S built
- ZKC-S
- 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L-5 engine.
KS Series[edit]
- UKS-6
- 210 hp (157 kW) Continental R-670 engine. 2 built.[5]
- VKS-7F
- Only Standard Cabin with flaps, built for Civilian Pilot Training Program.
- YKS-6
- 225 hp (168 kW) Jacobs L-4 engine. 133 built. [5] 65 YKS-6 built.
- ZKS-6 & 7
- 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L-5 engine. 29 built. re-designated from ZKC-S in 1936.[5]
Operators[edit]
- Argentine Air Force (8 x VKS-7)[6]
- Royal Australian Air Force (1 x YQC-6)[7]
- Brazilian Air Force (32 x CJC)[8]
- Royal Canadian Air Force (1 x YKS-6)[9]
- Air Force of El Salvador (2 x UEC)[10]
- Finnish Air Force (1 x ZQC-6)[11]
- Mexican Air Force (1 x UIC)[12]
- Royal Netherlands Air Force (1 x UKC)[13]
- Royal New Zealand Air Force - (1 x QDC, 1 x UIC)[14]
- Royal Norwegian Air Force (1 x YKS-7)[15]
- South African Air Force (UEC, others)
- Swedish Air Force (1 x UIC, 1 x UKC, 1)[16]
- Royal Air Force (1 x YKC)
- United States Army Air Forces (2 x VKS-7 as UC-72D, 1 x YKS-7 as UC-72K & 2 ZKS-7 as UC-72M)[17]
- United States Navy (3x YKS-7 impressed - no USN designation used)[18]
Specifications (YKS-6)[edit]
Data from Waco Airplanes - Ask Any Pilot 1989[19]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 4 passengers
- Length: 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)
- Wingspan: 33 ft 3 in (10.13 m)
- Height: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Jacobs L-4 radial engine, 225 hp (168 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 147 mph (237 km/h, 128 kn)
- Cruise speed: 130 mph ([convert: unknown unit], 110 kn)
- Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.06 m/s)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Simpson, 2001, p. 574
- ^ Green, 1965, p. 307
- ^ a b Aerofiles 'That Waco Coding System' accessed 10 June 09
- ^ FAA Website Record Search, 12 June 2009.
- ^ a b c http://airandspace.si.edu/research/arch/findaids/waco/waco_sec_24.html Waco Sales Orders
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/argentina/arg.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Argentina (ARG) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/australia/aus.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Australia (AUS) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/brazil/brz.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Brazil (BRZ) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/canada/can.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Canada (CAN) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/el_salvador/els.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - El Salvador (ELS) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/finland/fin.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Finland (FIN) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/mexico/mex.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Mexico (Mex) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/netherlands/net.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Netherlands (NET) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/new_zealand/nwz.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - New Zealand (NWZ) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/norway/nor.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Norway (NOR) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/sweden/swe.html World Air Forces - Historical Listings - Sweden (SWE) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ http://www.aerofiles.com/waco-usaaf.html 45 USAAF Impressed Wacos (Aerofiles) accessed 25 May 2012
- ^ Joseph F. Baugher (April 1, 2012). "US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present". Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ Ref Brandley, Waco Airplanes - Ask Any Pilot 1989
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. ISBN none.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - Juptner, Joseph P. (1962). U.S. Civil Aircraft Vol. 1. Los Angeles, CA: Aero Publishers, Inc. LCCN 62-15967.
- Balmer, Joseph; Davis, Ken (1996). Mrs. WACO – The Early Days of the WACO Aircraft Company as told by one who lived it! Hattie Meyers Weaver Junkin. unk.: Little Otter Productions. ISBN 978-1888282047.
- Balmer, Joseph; Davis, Ken (1992). There Goes a WACO. Troy, Ohio: Little Otter Productions. ISBN 978-0925436085.
- Brandley, Raymond H. (1979). Ask Any Pilot - The authentic history of Waco airplanes and the biographies of the founders, Clayton J. Brukner and Elwood J. "Sam" Junkin. R. H. Brandly. ISBN 978-0960273409.
- Brandly, Raymond H. (1986 (2nd Edition)). Waco Aircraft Production 1923-1942. Troy, Ohio: Waco Aircraft Co. ISBN 978-0-9602734-5-4.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|year=(help) - Brandley, Raymond H. (1981). Waco Airplanes - The Versatile Cabin Series. unk.: R.H. Brandly. ISBN 0-9602734-2-5.
- Juptner, Joseph (1977). U.S. Civil Aircraft. Vol. 7. Aero Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-0816891740.
{{cite book}}: Text "pages97-100" ignored (help) - Kobernuss, Fred O. (1992). Waco – Symbol of Courage and Excellence, Volume 1. Terre Haute, IN: Sunshine House, Inc. ISBN 0-943691-07-9.
- Kobernuss, Fred O. (1999). Waco – Symbol of Courage and Excellence, Volume 2. Destin, FL: Mystic Bay Publishers. ISBN 1-887961-01-1.
- Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-115-3.
- Simpson, Rod; Trask, Charles (2000). Waco – Images of Aviation. Tempus Pub Ltd. ISBN 978-0752417677.
Websites[edit]
- Various (26 April 2009). "Aerofiles Waco Page". Aerofiles. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
- "FAA Registry Search for Waco". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved accessed June 12, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - Joseph F. Baugher (April 1, 2012). "US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present". Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- Terry O'Neill (March/April 1964). "The Last Waco". Sport Aviation March 1964 and April 1964. Sport Aviation. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
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