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Standard Model Whirlwind WACO
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Aerial view of a WACO ASO (also known as J-5 Straightwing and Whirlwind Waco) in flight. Two men are sitting in the front open cockpit, and one man is sitting in the rear open cockpit. The airplane is equipped with a 220 hp Wright J-5 engine. Fields, roads, and houses are below in the background.
circa 1920-1929
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