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The Waco A series was introduced in 1932 as an affordable private-owner aircraft with cross-country range and baggage capacity and a more sporting image than the larger
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The A series was bought mainly by private pilot owners with a sporting inclination. Relatively few were produced and the type survives in small numbers in 2009. A
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120:. The A series offered a number of engine options which had varying sub-designations. The power range lay between the
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135:"Sportsman" of 1933 introduced a longer wider fuselage and a higher useful load and had a 170 hp (127 kW)
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108:-built twin side-by-side seater sporting biplanes of the early 1930s.
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LA-1 radial engine. The last model in the series was the
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longer and wider fuselage and 170 hp (130 kW)
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939:1930s United States civil utility aircraft
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420:104 mph (167 km/h, 90 kn)
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504:. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
432:400 mi (640 km, 350 nmi)
426:91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn)
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207:- three built including one conversion
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157:Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
86:a few examples still extant in 2009
35:Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
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381:29 ft 6 in (8.84 m)
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33:Waco PBA biplane of 1932 at the
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954:Single-engined tractor aircraft
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342:Specifications (RBA variant)
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399:1,949 lb (884 kg)
393:1,250 lb (567 kg)
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300:210 hp (160 kW)
290:160 hp (120 kW)
270:170 hp (130 kW)
243:210 hp (160 kW)
233:160 hp (120 kW)
213:170 hp (130 kW)
183:165 hp (123 kW)
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280:110 hp (82 kW)
260:100 hp (75 kW)
203:125 hp (93 kW)
193:100 hp (75 kW)
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511:Airlife's World Aircraft
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782:Standard Cabin S series
777:Standard Cabin C series
500:Green, William (1965).
354:General characteristics
159:at Dauster Field near
509:Simpson, Rod (2001).
466:Simpson, 2001, p. 574
284:- possibly none built
274:- possibly none built
264:- possibly none built
155:is on display in the
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171:Data from Aerofiles
104:is a range of light
475:Green, 1965, p. 306
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147:Operational history
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237:- none built
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576:Named types
411:Performance
403:Powerplant:
321:Jacobs LA-1
272:Jacobs LA-1
217:- six built
215:Jacobs LA-1
197:- one built
112:Development
933:Categories
819:Monoplanes
583:Aristocrat
449:References
292:Kinner R-5
262:Kinner K-5
235:Kinner R-5
205:Kinner B-5
195:Kinner K-5
185:Wright J-5
633:Taperwing
623:Sportsman
603:Mailplane
485:Aerofiles
379:Wingspan:
367:Capacity:
347:Data from
337:- 1 built
323:- 4 built
309:LA series
252:CA series
227:- 4 built
175:BA series
949:Biplanes
900:Trainers
839:Military
810:N series
805:E series
800:C series
770:biplanes
752:O series
747:M series
737:F series
732:D series
727:A series
720:biplanes
561:aircraft
167:Variants
161:St Louis
106:American
915:(USAAC)
848:Gliders
613:Pursuit
567:Company
385:Height:
373:Length:
83:Status
909:(Navy)
709:300T-A
689:BS-165
593:Cootie
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430:Range:
137:Jacobs
913:PT-14
891:UC-72
870:CG-15
865:CG-13
704:240-A
699:C-225
694:220-T
454:Notes
361:Crew:
78:1932
42:Role
886:C-62
860:CG-4
855:CG-3
559:Waco
515:ISBN
131:The
100:The
826:RPT
759:GXE
742:CRG
363:one
331:PLA
329:as
297:UCA
287:TCA
277:RCA
267:PCA
257:KCA
240:UBA
230:TBA
220:RBA
210:PBA
200:IBA
190:KBA
180:BBA
153:PBA
141:ULA
133:PLA
126:UBA
122:KBA
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