Waco introduced the luxury N-series biplane in 1937. It was based on the Waco C-series five-seat custom-cabin Waco with that model's curved pointed wings, but with an unusual fixed tricycle undercarriage and a modified tail with a lower rudder extension to give increased side area. The Waco N was fitted with flaps on all four wings to improve the aircraft's landing characteristics.[1]
Operational historyedit
The prototype, was designated ZVN-7, with the '7' indicating its year of manufacture (1937), and was powered by the 285 hp (213 kW) Jacobs L-5 engine.[2] Only around 20 examples of the N series were completed, as the AVN-8, and ZVN-8. A few were impressed by the USAAC during the Second World War as the UC-72J and UC-72L. One AVN-8 was used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire, for trials with tricycle landing gear.
Green, William (1965). The Aircraft of the World. Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
Simpson, Rod (2001). Airlife's World Aircraft. Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN1-84037-115-3.
January 01, 1970
waco, series, range, 1930s, american, built, cabin, biplanes, with, fixed, tricycle, undercarriage, produced, waco, aircraft, company, waco, 1938, role, four, seat, tricycle, undercarriage, cabin, biplane, national, origin, united, states, manufacturer, waco, . The Waco N series is a range of 1930s American built cabin biplanes with a fixed tricycle undercarriage produced by the Waco Aircraft Company Waco N series Waco AVN 8 in 1938 Role Four seat tricycle undercarriage cabin biplane National origin United States Manufacturer Waco Aircraft Company First flight 1937 Status a few still airworthy in 2009 Primary user private owner pilots Number built approx 20 Developed from Waco C series Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Specifications AVN 8 5 ReferencesDesign and development editWaco introduced the luxury N series biplane in 1937 It was based on the Waco C series five seat custom cabin Waco with that model s curved pointed wings but with an unusual fixed tricycle undercarriage and a modified tail with a lower rudder extension to give increased side area The Waco N was fitted with flaps on all four wings to improve the aircraft s landing characteristics 1 Operational history edit nbsp Airworthy 1938 Waco AVN 8 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum The prototype was designated ZVN 7 with the 7 indicating its year of manufacture 1937 and was powered by the 285 hp 213 kW Jacobs L 5 engine 2 Only around 20 examples of the N series were completed as the AVN 8 and ZVN 8 A few were impressed by the USAAC during the Second World War as the UC 72J and UC 72L One AVN 8 was used by the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough Hampshire for trials with tricycle landing gear An example of the AVN 8 is maintained in airworthy condition by the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport near St Louis Missouri Variants editZVN 7 and ZVN 8 285 hp 213 kW Jacobs L 5 AVN 8 330 hp 246 kW Jacobs L 6 engineSpecifications AVN 8 edit nbsp Waco ZVN 7 3 view drawing from L Aerophile January 1938 Data from Green 1965 p 306General characteristicsCrew 1 Capacity 3 passengers Length 27 ft 7 in 8 41 m Wingspan 34 ft 9 in 10 59 m Height 8 ft 6 in 2 59 m Wing area 246 sq ft 22 9 m2 Empty weight 2 493 lb 1 131 kg Gross weight 3 800 lb 1 724 kg Powerplant 1 Jacobs L 6 seven cylinder radial air cooled 330 hp 250 kW Performance Maximum speed 161 mph 259 km h 140 kn Cruise speed 151 mph 243 km h 131 kn Service ceiling 14 200 ft 4 300 m Rate of climb 900 ft min 4 6 m s References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Waco VN Series Notes Simpson 2001 p 575 Green 1965 p 306 Bibliography Green William 1965 The Aircraft of the World Macdonald amp Co Publishers Ltd Simpson Rod 2001 Airlife s World Aircraft Airlife Publishing Ltd ISBN 1 84037 115 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waco N series amp oldid 1153856484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,