Great Lakes by WACO

Overview

• It happens at 125 miles per hour. That’s the speed at which the sound of the rushing wind drowns out the growl of the Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 Sport Trainer’s 180-horsepower engine. Conveniently, it’s also the recommended entry speed for loops and other over-the-top maneuvers, so the change in sound signals it’s time to pull. Firm back pressure on the stick brings three positive Gs that quickly lift the nose up through the horizon and towards the fair-weather cumulus clouds far overhead. Glance left and right at the checkerboard wing tips for alignment, then relax the back pressure and wait for the moment that open-cockpit fliers fondly anticipate: floating weightless at the top of a loop while gazing upward at the Earth. Its external dimensions, Lycoming IO-360 engine, and Hartzell constant-speed prop are the same as its predecessors, but differences in the new and old airplanes are more than skin deep.

  Great Lakes 2T-1A-2

Specifications

• Powerplant

  Lycoming AEIO-360, 180 hp

• Propellers

  MT 2 blade, constant speed

• Length

  20 ft 4 in

• Height

  7 ft 4 in

• Wingspan

  26 ft 8 in

• Wing Area

  187.6 sq ft

• Wing loading

  9.59 lb/sq ft

• Power loading

  10 lb/hp

• Cabin Width

• Empty Weight

  1,230 lb

• Maximum gross weight

  1,800 lb

• Useful load

• Payload with full fuel

• Fuel capacity

• Baggage capacity

Performance

• Takeoff distance ground roll

• Takeoff distance over 50-ft obstacle

• Rate of climb sea level

  1,400 fpm

• Service ceiling

  17,000 ft

• Landing distance over 50-ft obstacle

• Landing distance ground roll

• Cruise speed/endurance w/45-min rsv, std fuel (fuel consumption, ea engine) @ 75% power, best economy

  120 mph/10 gph

• Range

Limiting and Recommended Airspeeds

• V_X

• V_Y

• V_NE

  153 mph

• V_S1

  57 mph

• V_SO

For more information, contact Waco Classic at or via https://www.wacoaircraft.com/great-lakes-by-waco

All specifications are based on manufacturer's calculations. All performance figures are based on standard day, standard atmosphere, sea level, gross weight conditions unless otherwise noted.