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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-642

The Waco Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 0 06/30/1949 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (2)

Fleet view · 191 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

2

n=191

Horsepower

250

225–250

Cruise (kts)

165

165–165

Year of mfr

1941

1937–1980

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES 129
  • CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES 11
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 5
  • CONT MOTOR W670-6N 4
  • JACOBS R-755A2M 4
  • LYCOMING R680E SERIES 3
  • JACOBS R-755A2 2
  • P&W R-985 SERIES 2

NTSB events

95

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

0

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.50 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.