what is it?
The Waco CG-3A was a United States light troop military glider of World War II.
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 84 years ago, in 1942.
- Wingspan of 22.3 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1942-02
- number built
- 100
- role
- military glider
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Waco
- engines
- —
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 7
- length
- 13.2 m
- wingspan
- 22.3 m
- max take-off weight
- 1,996 kg
- top speed
- 193 km/h
- cruise speed
- 161 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7993650, Wikipedia: Waco CG-3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.