YC-62

Wind tunnel model of the YC-62
Role	Transport aircraft Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Waco Aircraft Company
Primary user	United States Army Air Forces
Number built	0

The Waco C-62 was a proposed high wing transport airplane similar in size and capacity to the Douglas DC-3. 13 pre-production aircraft were ordered in October 1941, with a contract for 240 production models awarded in early 1942;^[1] however, the project was canceled in September 1943 in favor of the Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan before any aircraft were built.^[2]

Specifications

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Data from ^[3]

General characteristics

Crew: Two
Capacity: 22 soldiers or 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg) cargo
Length: 73 ft 10 in (22.5 m)
Wingspan: 100 ft 0 in (30.48 m)
Height: 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Empty weight: 21,660 lb (9,825 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 29,500 lb (13,381 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-39 radial engines, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 150 mph (241 km/h, 130 kn)
Range: 600 mi (966 km, 522 nmi)
Service ceiling: 17,001 ft (5,182 m)

References

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^ Craven, Wesley Frank and James Lee Cate, The Army Air Forces in World War II. 1983. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ASIN B000Q026Z6. p.22.
^ Fahey, John C., US Army Aircraft 1908-1946. 1946. New York: Ships and Aircraft Publishing.
^ Waco YC-62. Aviarmor.net. Accessed 2013-02-03

Waco aircraft

Company
designations

Named types	Aristocrat Aristocraft Cootie Custom Cabin Mailplane Primary Glider Pursuit Standard Cabin Sportsman Straightwing Taperwing
Numbered types	4 5 6 7 8 9 10 90 BS-165 220-T C-225 240-A 300T-A
Open cockpit biplanes	A series D series F series CRG M series O series GXE
Standard Cabin biplanes	Standard Cabin C series Standard Cabin S series
Custom Cabin sesquiplanes	C series E series N series
Monoplanes	RPT

Military
designations

Gliders	CG-3 CG-4 CG-13 CG-15
Powered transports	C-62 UC-72
Trainers	JW (Navy) PT-14 (USAAC)

v t e United States military transport aircraft designations, Army/Air Force and Tri-Service systems
Army/Air Force sequence (1925–1962)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16 C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-28 C-29 C-30 C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34 C-35 C-36 C-37 C-38 C-39 C-40 C-41 C-41A C-42 C-43 C-44 C-45 C-46 C-47 C-47F C-47T AC-47 C-48 C-49 C-50 C-51 C-52 C-53 C-54 C-55 C-56 C-57 C-58 C-59 C-60 C-61 C-62 C-63 C-64 C-65 C-66 C-67 C-68 C-69 C-70 C-70B C-71 C-72 C-73 C-74 C-75 C-76 C-77 C-77B–D C-78 C-79 C-80 C-81 C-82 C-83 C-83A C-83B C-84 C-85 C-86 C-87 C-88 C-89 C-90 C-91 C-92 C-93 C-94 C-95 C-96 C-97 KC-97 C-98 C-99 C-100 C-101 C-102 C-103 C-104 C-105 C-106 C-107 C-108 C-109 C-110 C-111 C-112 C-113 C-114 C-115 C-116 C-117 C-117D C-118 C-119 AC-119 C-120 C-121 C-121F EC-121 C-122 C-123 C-123A C-124 C-125 C-126 C-127² C-127 (I) C-127 (II) C-128 C-129 C-130 C-130J AC-130 DC-130 EC-130/H HC-130 KC-130 LC-130 MC-130 WC-130 C-131 NC-131H C-132 C-133 C-134 C-135 KC-135 C-136 C-137² YC-137 (I) YC-137 (II) C-137 C-138¹ C-139¹ C-140 C-141 C-142
Tri-service sequence (1962–present)	C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7² C-7 RC-7 C-8 C-9 C-10² C-10 KC-10 C-11 C-12 RC-12 C-13¹ C-14 C-15 C-16¹ C-17 C-18 C-19 C-20² C-20A–D C-20F–J C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 C-26 C-27 C-27J C-28 C-29 C-30¹ C-31 C-32 C-33 C-34¹ C-35 C-36³ C-37 C-37B C-38 C-39¹ C-40 C-41 C-42¹ C-43¹ C-44¹ C-45 C-46
Revived original sequence (2005–present)	C-143 C-144 C-145 C-146 C-147
Non-sequential designations	C-767 C-767B C-880
Related designations	CT-39 CT-43 CV-2 CV-7
¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to multiple types • ³ Unconfirmed