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  • WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C

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AttributeWACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
What it is
Seats3
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineJacobs R-755-B2 (radial)
Horsepower275 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1986
Production endcurrent
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed105 KTAS
Range450 nm
Service ceiling17,000 ft
Climb rate1,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)48 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats3
Useful load950 lb
Full-fuel payload650 lb
Max takeoff weight2,950 lb
Empty weight2,000 lb
Usable fuel50 gal
Fuel burn at cruise15.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$190,000
Price, high$394,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,200 h
Overhaul cost, low$48,000
Overhaul cost, high$78,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time80
Active fleet53
Median year built2011.0
NTSB events, last 10 years4
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years175.47 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active256.6 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months12
Transfers per 100 active322.64 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access60.8 of 10
Support73.2 of 10
Liquidity86.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 53 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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