Tourist seaplane YMF-5

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The very best things in life are ageless. They are imbued with a classic sense of design, impeccable workmanship, dependable functionality and an aesthetic appeal that defies the passage of time. So it is with the WACO YMF-5. If you appreciate the successful fusion of classic and contemporary, if you aspire to be the very best, it’s time — your time. Time for the WACO YMF-5. classic & contemporary A faithful homage to the Golden Age of biplanes with robust, corrosion-resistant welded steel-tube structure; Jacobs radial power; two staggered, unequal-span wings; and two open, leather-trimmed cockpits—fly from the rear, room for two up front. Yet It’s contemporary with its all-weather fabric skins and rain covers for cockpits and engine, and state-of-the-art options including glass cockpit, composite propeller and composite amphibious floats. the pilot the plane the passion What is the essence of the WACO experience? It is the essence of flying. Stick and rudder, seat-of-the-pants flying. The thrill of an open-cockpit biplane with the wind tugging at your cheek, watching four wings and four ailerons working their magic, feeling the basso profondo that is a radial engine in full song. This is sport flying. This is passion. The handcrafted approach to manufacturing a WACO YMF-5 allows for much personalization. You can configure your aircraft specifically for the way you want to fly it—personal or commercial flightseeing or sport flying, basic aerobatics, night flight, analog or electronic instrumentation, IFR equipped and certified, and even amphibious Aerocet 3400 composite-construction floats so you can use the water for a runway, too.