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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS ATC 542

The Waco Aircraft Company

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 2 10/26/2010 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Waco Aircraft Company, The\The Waco Aircraft Company

Comments

Corrects typo on model number in upper right-hand corner from YMC to YMF.

Fleet view · 14 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

3

n=14

Horsepower

275

245–275

Year of mfr

1986

1934–1989

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • JACOBS R755B SERIES 7
  • JACOBS L4 /R755-7 4
  • NONE NONE 1
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 1

NTSB events

6

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

4

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.43 events / tail · 0.29 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.