# TCDS ATC 538: The Waco Aircraft Company

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: The Waco Aircraft Company
- Revision: 0
- Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- Registered aircraft: 4, by the registry models matched to it (OpenAirDocs)
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/3c/8b/3c8b1372cbdfa2bea6ba026232c524ce57ba3b54477e9abc874708b49f9932eb
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/E7EDD0B0A5B635CF8525673F004EE0B9.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20538

## Models (3)

As the data sheet lists them.

- CJC
- DJC-6
- CJC-S

## What the data sheet says

This is OCR from the scanned FAA data sheet. OCR can misread letters and numbers.

```text
MODEIS: Waco CJC, CJC-S ard DJC-6, 4 or 5 PCI-SE
I.C. NUMBER: ATC 538
I - SPECIFICATIONS PERTINENT TO ALL MODELS
Fuel  70 gallons (two tanks - one 35 gallon tank in each
upper wing)
oil  5 gallons
NO •  passengers  3 or 4 (See NOTE 1)
Baggage  Landplane 100 ibs.
Seaplane 115 lts.  (including tools, anchor and rope
35 1bs.)
Standard weight  Landplane  3200 1bs.
Seaplane 3538 1bs.
C.G. limits  Landplane 14 percent MAC and 32.2 percent MAC
Seaplane 15.4 percert '1AC and 27 percent MAC
Specification basis  Approved Type Certificate No. 538
Serial numbers  3881 and up manufactured prior to 9/30/39 eligible.
Approval expired as of that date.  (Seaplane serial
numbers 3881 to 3898 must have manufacturer's
affidavit of conformity.)
EQUIPMENT:
(* Means net increase)
Class I:
landplane:
101.  Engine ring cowl  26 ibs.
102. Battery (hot shot)  10 lbs.

103. Starter (Heywood or electric)  30 1bs.
104.  Heater
105.  wing root fairing
106. 6.50-10 wheels with 7.50-10 6-ply tires
(wheels must be placarded for  these
107. 10.5 inch streamline tail wheel or tail
skid
108. Propeller - wood (fixed or adjust-
able pitch)  47 1bs.
seaplane:  (Items 101 to 106 PLUS)
151.  Edo 38-3430 floats
152.  seaplane type vertical tail surfaces  10 Ibs.*
153. Propeller - adjustable metal  32-40 1bs.*
Class I]] Wheel streamlines  301-  24 Ibs.
302.  Landing lights  11  1bs.
303.  Three  1-1/2 minute flares  17 1bs.
304. Radio
(a)  Lear  ibs.
(D)  Westport  lts.
305.  Shielding  6 1bs.
306.  Battery  32 1bs.*
307.  Generator  26  Ibs.
308.  Dual ty"  control column  4 1bs.
309.  Air brakes  10  1bs.
310.  Thermocouples  6 1bs.
311.  Litter  12  its.
312.  Propeller - adjustable metal (landplane)
(Item  153 for seaplane)  32-40 1bs. *
313.  Miscellaneous instruments
314.  Engine crankcase cooling disc
(mounted on forward part of engine
crankcase)  3 1bs.
315.  (a)  Two extra 15 gallon fuel tanks in
lower wing roots when changed in
accordance with Drawings 20338
and 20339  25 1bs.*
(b)  6-1/2 gallon oil tank  No change in weight
316.  Skis (use actual weights
Fairbanks MF-2
NOTE 1.  Five-place aircraft must have:
(a)  Additional safety belt installed on rear passenger seat.
(b)  Actual weight and balance rpeort showing that rearward C.G. limit
not exceeded.
II - MODEIS CJC and CJC-S ("-S" denotes 1935 model)
Engine  Wright R-760 250 hp
III - MODEL DJC-6
mount side trusses must be  Same as CJC and CJC-B except engine installation. Lower diagonals in the engine  - 049" SAE 4130.  Manufacturer's affidavit
required.)
Engine  Wright R760E-1
Placard limits  Maximum, except take-off
-- in. Hg., 2100 rpm (285 hp)
-- in. Mg.. 2100 rpm (285 hp)
Placard speeds
Level flight or climb - 150 mph True Ind.
Glide or dive - 180 mph True Ind.
Level flight or climb - 135 mph True Ind.
Glide or dive - 162 mph True Ind.
```

## ADs

None name its models.

## Registered aircraft by registry model (OpenAirDocs)

- [Waco CJC](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-cjc): 3 aircraft (registry code 9600802)
- [Waco DJC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-djc-6): 1 aircraft (registry code 9600806)
- [Waco CJC-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-cjc-s): 0 aircraft (registry code 9600804)

## STCs approved under this data sheet (11)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories.. Electronics International Inc.
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line.. M-20 Oil Separators LLC
- [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer.. Electronics International
- [STC SA2687NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2687NM): Installation of Truboplus/ Electronics Int'l gauges and switches.. Aero Manufacturing Inc.
- [STC SA1626NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International
- [STC SA2350NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges. Electronics International
- [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.. Electronics International
- [STC SA3862NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3862NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Primary TIT/EGT/CHT instruments, remote switches and associated accessories.. Electronics International
- [STC SA2190NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2190NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of electronics International Digital Volt/Amp Gauges and Accessories.. Electronics International
- [STC SA2350NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM) (historical): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges listed on the attached continuation sheet and the associated accessories.. Electronics International

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