GREAT LAKES AEROBATIC BIPLANE RELAUNCHED BY WACO
07 Jun 2013
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AMERICAN biplane manufacturer, Waco Classic Aircraft, has unveiled the first conforming new production Great Lakes 2T-1A-2. The Great Lakes, like the Waco YMF-5D currently in production, is originally a 1930s design.
"The new production 2T-1A is culmination of a dream and the offspring of an unequaled team of talented engineers, craftspersons and pilots," said Peter Bowers, one of the owners of Waco. Waco obtained the type certificate for the Great Lakes in 2011.
"The project to reintroduce the Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 started less than two years ago. Production of aircraft for customers is well under way, with the first three currently on the production line. Customer deliveries are expected to start in less then 90 days with an initial production rate of one per month thereafter," he said.
The $245,250 Great Lakes features a Lycoming AEIO-360 180 HP fully aerobatic engine, fuel injection and a Hartzell aerobatic propeller. Avionics include a TRIG TY91 com radio, TRIG TT22 transponder, Garmin AERA-500 Touchscreen GPS with ADS-B Datalink (weather & ADS-B traffic) and a JPI-930 fully electronic engine analyzer and performance computer.
LINKGreat Lakes by WacoSPEC
Length: 20 ft 4 in
Wingspan: 26 ft 8 in
Height: 7 ft 4 in
Empty weight (approx): 1,230 lb
Max takeoff weight: 1800 lb
Power plant:Lycoming AEIO-360-B1G6 4-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled piston engine, producing 180 hp
Propeller: Hartzell Aerobatic Constant Speed HC-C2YR-4CF
Inverted Fuel and Oil system
Performance
G Limits: +5.40 to -4.00
Maximum speed: 153 mph at sea level
Cruise speed: 120 mph
Stall speed: 57 mph
Range: 260 nm (300 mi)
Service ceiling: 17,000 ft
Rate of climb: 1,400 ft/min
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