The 'F' series was popular with private owner pilots for sporting and other uses and continued in production through the late 1930s. The tandem cockpit UPF-7 was adopted by the Civilian Pilot Training Program and continued in production until 1942 …

2023年4月1日 · The UPF-7 was a continuation of the Waco “F” series which had been introduced with Model INF of 1930, a three-seater powered with a 100 hp Kinner K-5 engine. Other Fs in the series used a variety of engines up to 220 hp. The UPF-7 standardized on the 220 hp Continental W-670-6A, civil equivalent of Continental’s R-670 military engine.

1999年11月30日 · Waco open-cockpit biplanes were first produced in 1923. The most popular and common survivor is the UPF-7 (PT-14) because it was produced in the largest numbers as a primary trainer from 1937 to 1942. The Waco F series was the replacement for the older 1928 0 series and was put into production in 1930.

The UPF-7 is the easiest to fly with the best balance in the entire F-series. With the widest landing gear available on any WACO (two feet wider than an F-2 or YMF-5) and a true center locking tail wheel this aircraft is easy on and off the runway. Our UPF-7’s hail from THE original WACO factory in Troy Ohio and are not newly manufactured ...

WACO built more than six hundred UPF-7s from 1937 through 1942, a few of which served as PT-14s in the US Army Air Force. The type is well sought after today, with roughly 80 still on the civil registry. An earlier variant, the YMF-5, returned to production in the mid-80s with the WACO Classic Aircraft Company of Lansing, Michigan.

The UPF-7 introduced in 1937 was the seventh and last model in WACO’s popular F-series of bi-planes. In 1940, the company undertook a program to redesign the UPF-7 to meet the requirements of the U.S. Government’s Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP).

2020年8月1日 · AOPA gave away an immaculately restored, candy-apple-red Waco UPF–7 in 2003 as the grand prize in its sweepstakes to mark the 100th anniversary of powered flight. Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio, made a variety of biplanes during the 1930s and the UPF–7 was the culmination of its open-cockpit versions.

2025年3月7日 · WACO UPF-7 Aircraft Manufacturer: WACO Model: UPF-7. Details on the WACO UPF-7 aircraft, based on current FAA records. This includes specifications, engine type, and other key details.

2024年8月7日 · The WACO UPF-7’s wide-track landing gear gives it more forgiving ground handling than some other biplanes of the same era. Features including fuel injection and updated instrumentation make...

The UPF-7 was a continuation of the Waco "F" series which had been introduced with Model INF of 1930, a three-seater powered with a 100 hp Kinner K-5 engine. Other Fs in the series used a variety of engines up to 220 hp. The UPF-7 standardized on the 220 hp Continental W-670-6A, civil equivalent of Continental's R-670 military engine.