1941 Waco UPF 7
NC 32071
Specifications
- Year: 1941
- Make: Waco
- Model: UPF 7
- Upper Wingspan: 30 ft
- Lower Wingspan: 26 ft 10 in
- Length Overall: 23 ft 6 in
- Number of Passengers: 2 pax
- Engine Manufacturer: Continental W-670
- Horsepower: 220hp
- Propeller: Curtiss Reed
- Cruising Speed: 114mph
- Number Manufactured: 600
Words of Recognition
NC32071 created a lifetime memory for me the day I first saw it on July 20, 2018. My friend Barry Branin was assisting me in finding a Waco biplane and had suggested I go look at several in different parts of the country. On this late July day my close friend and fellow pilot Les Banta and I climbed in my TBM 850 early in the morning and flew east to the North Carolina coast for nearly four hours to meet Jack and Glynda Hill the owners of this amazing John and Scott Shue restoration and 2007 Airventure Lindy Award winner. READ MORE
Awards
- 2008 Airventure Antique Customized Aircraft Champion – Bronze Lindy
- 2008 Grand Champion VAA Chapter 3 Fly In
- 2008 First Place Antique at Virginia Regional Festival of Flight
- 2009 Grand Championship Sun N Fun
Why this Waco?
In 2022 I got the crazy idea to try to collect one pristine example of each of the six Waco “F” models manufactured from 1930 to 1942. In 2023 I purchased NC 30107, a gorgeous red example, restored by famed Rare Aircraft. While not an award winner it easily could have been. I thought I was all set on my UPF 7 part of the collection.
But as I added planes to the series, and began closing in on completing what I believe is the only collection in the world to include an example of every “F” model … READ MORE
NC 32071 Waco UPF 7 Archives
November 2010 – EAA Vintage Airplane Magazine
“A Wonderful Prewar Waco” Article
By: Sparky Barnes