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 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 popularization of aeronautics through barnstorming and joyrides, and was also much used as a trainer and by small operators for charter flights.
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft 7 in (9.32 m)
- Height: 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
- Airfoil: Aeromarine 2A[24]
- Empty weight: 1,199 lb (544 kg)
- Gross weight: 2,025 lb (919 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss OX-5 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
- Maximum speed: 97 mph (156 km/h, 84 kn)
- Cruise speed: 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn)
- Stall speed: 37 mph (60 km/h, 32 kn)
- Range: 380 mi (610 km, 330 nmi)
- Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s)
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