In aviation history the 1920s and 1930s are collectively known as the golden age of aviation. This was a time of unprecedented advances in the design and production of aircraft. Engineers and businessmen envisioned the revolutionary changes that aviation would have on their world, much the same way today's science and business leaders envisioned the momentous impact the personal computer would have on ours. For the public, aviation, and its heroes such as Lindbergh, Earhart and Doolittle, captured the American imagination with dreams of travel and slipping the surly bonds of earth. Air races were the NASCAR of their era, and advances in technology saw many challenges made to speed, distance and altitude records. Known to all were the company names Cessna, Curtiss, Lockheed, Ryan, Sikorsky, Stearman, Boeing---and Waco.

The Weaver Aircraft Company was founded in 1919 by Clayton Brukner, Elwood Junkin, George Weaver and Charles Meyers. Clayt Brukner and Sam Junkin were high school friends who shared a fascination with designing and test flying their own aircraft. Despite their youth they were visionaries who foresaw the commercial potential of their work. While traveling through Ohio in 1919, they had a chance meeting with barnstormers Buck Weaver and Charlie Meyers. These four individuals decided to combine their talents, and formed the Weaver Aircraft Company to manufacture the WACO aircraft.