Its gear is two feet wider and much stronger than the QCF-2 and YMF-5. Its cockpits are the largest. Airframe, the most robustly built. WACO Aircraft Company drawing 22057, Fuselage Frame Assembly, designates 4130 chrome-moly-steel on each part of structure. The finest things don’t happen by fate, especially in aviation. It is all about EXPERIENCE! The F-7 is the culmination of the entire F series incorporating everything WACO learned along the way.
Come take a look at a WACO by RARE Aircraft and have a unique EXPERIENCE that will dazzle your senses and unlock a whole new world in aviation. We will take you back in time, let you grab the finest details that make the F-7 an enduring classic, bring them back and together we will create a brand new airplane handcrafted to your specifications. Your remanufactured UPF-7 will be as new as the day it left the Original Waco Factory in Troy, Ohio complete with provenance, history and a story to tell waiting for you to fill in the next chapter.
Our core management has been active in this company since its conception. There is 140 years combined EXPERIENCE in the Redman family focused specifically in this area of aviation. We are dedicated to delivering you an EXPERIENCE and aircraft second to none in Performance, Value and Beauty.
The project will include installation of a Continental W670 220 hp engine by Air Repair, Inc., complete with an OHC starter, magnetos, carburetor, induction system, a new exhaust system, and a 12-month warranty. In addition, comprehensive remanufacturing operations will be performed to new-aircraft standards throughout the airframe and systems.
The fuselage structure will be sandblasted, thoroughly inspected, and powder coated. The complete control system will be re-bushed, with all fittings replaced new. Wing fittings and brace wires will be inspected, re-plated, and baked, with replacement using new components as required. The landing gear legs will be fully disassembled, with slide tubes reground, hard-chromed, and precision-ground to specification, then reassembled using new seals and packing and new parts where necessary.
Further work will include rebuilding the pilot seat and adjustment system, rebuilding the trim system with new control chains and guide tubes, and rebuilding the stabilizer jackscrew system, with the acme screw replaced with new if required. The aircraft will then be fully covered using the Ceconite process and finished with PPG polyurethane. Final appearance will reflect the original Waco trim style, featuring a single-color scheme with the classic Waco fish-hook side stripe.
The completed aircraft is available with several remanufacturing, performance, and finish options. Upgrades include alternate metal propeller choices, a 300-hp Jacobs engine by Air Repair Inc. with a Hamilton Standard constant-speed propeller, propeller governor, three-lever throttle quadrants, and an optional full engine cowling.
Paint options range from the standard single-color Waco scheme with the classic fish-hook stripe to more advanced multi-color designs featuring contrasting wings, pinstriping, swoosh trim, scalloped rudder details, and enhanced number treatments. An optional show-smoke system with no-spill fill is also available.
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 replicas. They hold a Standard Airworthiness Certificate and are remanufactured to all current FAA Standards and Practices using modern materials. A masterpiece with true provenance. Only 577 F-7’s were built. Less than 200 remain. There aren’t more coming off an assembly line at a factory. This ensures the value of your investment.
We offer more options and real history…. Ask yourself, how many manufacturer’s options are only based around paint, avionics and interior. Let’s turn the next page in history together and create something out of the ordinary.
