| Waco 10 | |
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| Waco 10 giving joy rides. | |
| Role | light passenger transport |
| Manufacturer | Advance Aircraft Waco Aircraft Company |
| Designer | Charles Meyers |
| First flight | 1927 |
| Introduction | 1927 |
| Produced | 1927–1933 |
The Waco 10/GXE/Waco O series was a range of three-seat open-cockpit biplanes built by the Advance Aircraft Company, later the Waco Aircraft Company.
The Waco 10 was a larger span development of the Waco 9, both single-engined three-seat single-bay biplanes constructed around steel-tube frames. The wing covering was fabric, and both upper and lower planes carried ailerons, which were strut linked. The two passengers sat side by side in a cockpit under the upper wing and ahead of the pilot, who had a separate cockpit. It had a split-axle fixed undercarriage and a tailwheel. The main undercarriage was fitted with hydraulic shock absorbers, unusual at the time on a light aircraft. The fin could be trimmed on the ground to offset engine torque, and the tailplane could be trimmed in flight. Initially it was powered by a Curtiss OX-5 water-cooled 90° V-8 engine producing 90 hp (67 kW).
Its first flight was in 1927. It was numerically the most important type to be built by Waco, with at least 1,623 built over a period of 7 years from 1927 to 1933 and was fitted with a very large variety of engines of radial and V configuration.
The Waco 10 turned out to have excellent handling, and there was a ready supply of war-surplus Curtiss engines. It was widely used for the popularisation of aeronautics through barnstorming and joyrides, and was also much used as a trainer and by small operators for charter flights.
In 1928, after the Waco 10 had entered production, Waco changed its designation system so that the basic model 10, powered by a 90 hp (67 kW) Curtiss OX-5 engine became the GXE.
Later aircraft used three-letter designations, the first denoting the engine (except for the two mailplanes), the second denoting the wing installed, S or T meaning Straight or Tapered wing, and the final O indicating it was a derivative of the 10. An -A suffix indicated an armed variant intended for export.
| Early Designation | Post-1928 Designation | Marketing Designation | Engine | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | GXE | 90 | Curtiss OX-5 | 90 hp (67 kW) |
| 10-W | ASO | 220-T | Wright J-5 | 220 hp (160 kW) |
| 10-T | ATO | Wright J-5 | 220 hp (160 kW) | |
| BSO/BSO-A | BS-165 | Wright J-6-5 | 165 hp (123 kW) | |
| CSO | C-225 | Wright J-6-7 | 225 hp (168 kW) | |
| CTO | Wright J-6-7 | 225 hp (168 kW) | ||
| 10-H | DSO | Hispano-Suiza 8A or E | 150–180 hp (110–130 kW) | |
| HSO | Packard DR-980 Diesel | 225 hp (168 kW) | ||
| HTO | Packard DR-980 Diesel | 225 hp (168 kW) | ||
| JTO | Wright J-6-9 | 300 hp (220 kW) | ||
| JYM | Mailplane | Wright J-6-9 | 300 hp (220 kW) | |
| JWM | Mailplane | Wright J-6-9 | 330 hp (250 kW) | |
| KSO | Kinner K-5 | 100 hp (75 kW) | ||
| OSO | Kinner C-5 | 210 hp (160 kW) | ||
| PSO | Jacobs radials | 140–170 hp (100–130 kW) | ||
| QSO | Continental A70 | 165 hp (123 kW) | ||
| RSO | Warner Scarab | 110 hp (82 kW) | ||
| 240-A | Continental W-670 | 240 hp (180 kW) | ||
| 300-A | 300 hp radial | 300 hp (220 kW) |
Apart from the water-cooled V-8 Curtiss and Hispano-Suiza engines, all of the rest were air-cooled radials.
Other engines were fitted experimentally, without unique designations, including the Rausie, Ryan-Siemens, and 115 hp (86 kW) Milwaukee Tank engine. This last engine was an air-cooled version of the Curtiss OX-5, and was intended as an aircraft engine.
The JYM and JWM were mailplane derivatives with a 14" fuselage stretch.
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