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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-533

The Waco Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 0 01/03/1949 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (4)

Fleet view · 30 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

5

n=30

Horsepower

245

245–275

Cruise (kts)

123

123–123

Year of mfr

1936

1934–1939

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • JACOBS L4 /R755-7 20
  • CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES 3
  • JACOBS R755B SERIES 3
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 1
  • JACOBS R-755B2 1
  • JACOBS R755A SERIES 1

NTSB events

8

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

0

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.27 events / tail · 0.00 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.