WACO Models UKC, YKC, CJC


WACO Models UKC, YKC, CJC

Waco Aircraft Company, Troy, Ohio

Specifications from Aero Digest, April, 1935:

• Four-place biplane. (Models UKC, YKC, and CJC respectively; data on CJC indicated in brackets and on YKC following brackets in that order.) Continental engine, 210 horsepower (Wright Whirlwind engine, 250 horsepower) Jacobs engine 225 horsepower. ATC 528 (538) 533.

Span 33 ft. 2.62 in. (34 ft. 10 in.) 33 ft. 2.62 in. Length overall 25 ft. 2.5 in. (25 ft. 8 in.) 25 ft. 2.5 in. Height overall 8 ft. 6 in. (8 ft. 9.5 in.) 8 ft. 6 in. Wing area 240 (264) 240 sq. ft. Power loading 14.3 (12.8) 13.3 lb./h.p. Wing loading 12.5 (12.1) 12.5 lbs./sq. ft.

Empty weight 1720 (1941) 1773 Ibs. Useful load 1280 (1359) 1227 lbs. Payload 780 (631) 727 lbs. Gross weight 3000 (3200) 3000 Ibs. Fuel capacity 50 (70) 50 gal. Oil capacity 4 (5) 4 gal.

Maximum speed 138 (147) 143 m.p.h. Cruising speed 123 (129) 125 m.p.h. Landing speed 53 (52) 53 m.p.h. Service ceiling 13,000 (16,000) 15,000 ft. Rate of climb 750 (850) 800 ft./min. Cruising range 430 (580) 430 miles.

Fuselage: fabric covered; chrome molybdenum welded steel tubing; tandem seating arrangement, in pairs, with dual controls; windows provided at rear of cabin on top and sides with sloping windshield forward and two triangular windows aft of cabin. Wings: fabric covered; spars spruce; ribs spruce and plywood; metal framed and covered ailerons on all wings; top wings hinged to top fuselage longerons. Tail group: fabric covered; chrome molybdenum welded steel tubing; adjustable stabilizer. Fixed divided-type landing gear equipped with 7.50 X 10 tires, Autofan wheels and brakes, oleo shock absorbers; adaptable for float installation.

Standard equipment includes Exide battery, Hartzell wood propeller, electric starter, navigation lights, NACA cowling.

Instruments: tachometer, altimeter, compass, air speed indicator, oil pressure gauge, oil temperature gauge.

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