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WACO Classic YMF Super

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Single radial engine biplane, in 5D and amphibious 5F versions. WACO is ceasing operations.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Piston

Application

Sport

Final assembly

Battle Creek (Battle Creek Executive at Kellogg Field) ·

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure

Wing

Fabric-covered

Landing gear

Fixed tailwheel

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

None

Avionics architecture

Analogue

Configuration & certification

Wing position

Biplane

Planform

Straight

Tail

Conventional

continued

Certification

Part 23

Minimum crew

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
WACO Classic YMF	1934 / 1934	1986	Baseline variant.
WAC Classic YMF-5	1985 / 1985	2026	Production: 3 (2025) GAMA: WACO Aircraft Company Amphibious YMF-5; WACO Aircraft Company YMF-5 Super. Modernised variant, includes YMF-5C Super variant.
WACO Classic YMF-5D Super	2009 / 2009	2026	Production: 1 (2022). Upgraded YMF-5 variant.
WACO Classic YMF-5F	2016 / 2017	2026	Production: 2 (2023). Amphibious variant, also known as YMF-5C Float.

Airframer

Waco Aircraft Corporation

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