Waco J2W-1
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Manufacturer: Waco Aircraft Company
Wingspan: 35’ 0”
Height: 8’ 7-1/2”
Length: 25’ 8-1/2”
Wing Area: 244 square feet
Empty Weight: 2,050 lbs.
Gross Weight: 3,350 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 70 gallons
Oil Capacity: 5 gallons
Crew/Passengers: 5
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Engine: Jacobs L-4, R-755
Take-Off Power: 225 hp
Propellers: 1 Hamilton Standard, two-position
Top Speed: 159 mph
Cruise Speed: 140 mph
Sea-Level Climb: 760 fpm
Stall Speed: 55 mph
Range: 600 miles
Service Ceiling: 16,000 feet
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Historical Information:
The Coast Guard purchased three Waco cabin model EQC-6 biplanes for use with the newly commissioned Treasury Class cutters as observation craft. They were purchased under contract number TCG-26.677 which stipulated a unit cost of $12,054.00 per aircraft. They entered service in March, 1937 and were given Coast Guard numbers of: CG-157, 158 and 159.
They were extremely versatile and could be used with standard wheels, skis, or floats. One aircraft was assigned to the USCGC Spencer before being transferred to Air Station Brooklyn. Eventually all three aircraft were transferred to the Texas Air Patrol Detachment. Unfortunately all three were destroyed in crashes in 1939: the CG 157 crashing in January, 1939, CG-158 in April, 1939, and CG-159 in October, 1939.
Photos:
Waco J2W-1 on skis, photo taken at the Waco Aircraft Company hanger, Troy, Ohio, 1937; port side view; Photo No. C542.
No caption, date, photo number; photographer unknown.
Sources:
Arthur Pearcy, U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Since 1916 (Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1991), pp. 232-233.