Waco A series

The Waco A series was introduced in 1932 as an affordable private-owner aircraft with cross-country range and baggage capacity and a more sporting image than the larger Waco F series. The A series offered a number of engine options which had varying sub-designations. The power range lay between the KBA with a Kinner engine and the later UBA with a Continental powerplant. The PLA "Sportsman" of 1933 introduced a longer wider fuselage and a higher useful load and had a Jacobs LA-1 radial engine. The last model in the series was the ULA, also of 1933, with a powerplant. ==Operational history==

The A series was bought mainly by private pilot owners with a sporting inclination. Relatively few were produced and the type survives in small numbers in 2009. A PBA is on display in the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Dauster Field near St Louis, Missouri. ==Variants==

Data from Aerofiles BA series ;BBA: Wright J-5 - none produced ;KBA: Kinner K-5 - one built ;IBA: Kinner B-5 - three built including one conversion ;PBA: Jacobs LA-1 - six built ;RBA: later Warner Scarab - 4 built ;TBA: Kinner R-5 - none built ;UBA: Continental R-670 - at least 6 built CA series ;KCA: Kinner K-5 - possibly none built ;PCA: Jacobs LA-1 - possibly none built ;RCA: Warner Scarab - possibly none built ;TCA: Kinner R-5 - none built ;UCA: Continental R-670 - none built LA series ;PLA Sportsman: : longer and wider fuselage and Jacobs LA-1 - 4 built ;ULA Sportsman : as PLA with Continental R-670 - 1 built ==Specifications (RBA variant) ==