Waco E series
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Type of aircraft From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Waco E series is a small family of American-built cabin biplanes built between 1939 and 1942, which differed primarily by engine installation.
| Waco E series | |
|---|---|
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| Airworthy 1941-built Waco SRE at Poplar Grove Airport, near Belvidere, Illinois, in August 2010 | |
| Role | Four-seat cabin biplane |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Waco Aircraft Company |
| First flight | 1939 |
| Introduction | 1940 |
| Status | some still flying in 2011 |
| Primary user | private owner pilots |
| Produced | 1939–1942 |
| Number built | 30 [1] |
| Developed from | Waco C series[2] |
The E series was the final development of the prewar Waco line of biplane designs. A full four-seater, it had the best performance of any of the Wacos. First flown in 1939, it had a much slimmer and more streamlined fuselage than earlier Waco C and S models and heavily staggered unequal-span parallel-chord wings with rounded tips. Wings were plywood-skinned, and also had wire cross-bracing between the wings in place of the solid struts used on previous models.[3]
Engines varied in power from 285 to 450 hp (213 to 336 kW), giving the E series a high cruising speed for the period of up to 195 mph (314 km/h).[4] Production ceased in 1942. Note: the Waco GXE of 1929/30 was an unrelated biplane design with non-staggered wings
The E series was sold to wealthier private pilot owners who required the comfort of a fully enclosed cabin and a high cruising speed, combined with a longer range. Because of the type's good performance, 15 examples were impressed by the United States Army Air Forces during World War II for communications work as the UC-72. Several of the USAAF examples were returned to civilian use after the end of the war and five E series aircraft remained airworthy in 2001.[5]
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(Source : Aerofiles)
Data from Simpson p. 576
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