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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name=CW-12 Sport Trainer and CW-16 Light Sport
 |image=curtiss travel air cw-12q g-aaok arp.jpg
 |caption=[[Curtiss-Wright]] Travel Air CW-12W (built 2009)
 |type=Civil trainer 
 |manufacturer=[[Curtiss-Wright]]
 |designer=
 |first_flight=[[1931 in aviation|1931]]
 |introduction=
 |retired=
 |status=Some airworthy in 2009
 |primary_user=Private owners
 |more_users=
 |produced=
 |number_built=63
 |variants=
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The '''Curtiss-Wright CW-12 Sport Trainer''' and '''CW-16 Light Sport''' (also marketed under the [[Travel Air]] brand that Curtiss-Wright had recently acquired) are high-performance training aircraft designed by [[Herbert Rawdon]] and [[Ted A. Wells|Ted Wells]] and built in the United States in the early 1930s.

==Development==
The CW-12 and CW-16 shared the same basic design as conventional single-bay biplanes with staggered wings braced with N-struts. The pilot and instructor sat in tandem, open cockpits, the forward cockpit of the CW-12 having a single seat, while the CW-16's forward cockpit could seat two passengers side-by-side. Both versions of the aircraft were available in a variety of engine choices, and some CW-16s were exported as trainers to the air forces of Bolivia and Ecuador.

==Variants==
[[File:Curtiss Travel Air 16E.jpg|thumb|right|Curtiss Travel Air 16E at the [[Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum]]]]
;CW-12
*'''CW-12K''' - version powered by {{convert|125|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Kinner K-5]] engine. Two built.<ref name="Bowers curtiss p402">Bowers 1979, p.402.</ref>
*'''CW-12Q''' - version powered by {{convert|90|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Wright-built [[de Havilland Gipsy]]. 26 built.<ref name="Bowers curtiss p402"/>
*'''CW-12W''' - version powered by {{convert|110|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Warner Scarab]]. 12 built<ref name="Bowers curtiss p402"/> + 1 replica

;CW-16
* '''CW-16E''' - version powered by [[Wright J-6 Whirlwind 5]] engine. (10 built).<ref name="Bowers curtiss p408">Bowers 1979, p. 408.</ref>
* '''CW-16K''' - version powered by [[Kinner B-5]] engine (11 built).<ref name="Bowers curtiss p408"/>
* '''CW-16W''' - version powered by Warner Scarab engine (1 built).<ref name="Bowers curtiss p408"/>

==Operators==
Civil owners in USA and United Kingdom

;{{ARG}}
*[[Argentine Navy]] purchased 15 CW-16Es in 1935, with 13 more possibly being built from 1938. The type remained in use until 1949.<ref name="hagae p76">Hagedorn ''Air Enthusiast'' March to May 1992, p. 76.</ref>
;{{BOL}}
*[[Bolivian Air Force]] purchased three CW-16s in 1934, with the type in use until 1943.<ref name="hagae p75"/>
;{{BRA}}
*[[Brazilian Air Force]] received 15 CW-16Ws, with {{convert|125|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Warner Scarab engines in 1935, the type remaining in service until 1940.<ref name="hagae p75"/>
;{{COL}}
*[[Colombian Air Force]] received six CW-16s in 1933.<ref name="hagae p75">Hagedorn ''Air Enthusiast'' March to May 1992, p. 75.</ref>
;{{ECU}}
*[[Ecuadorian Air Force]] purchased six CW-16Es in 1935, with three more CW-16s following in 1936. Three remained in use until 1944.<ref name="hagae p75-6">Hagedorn ''Air Enthusiast'' March to May 1992, pp. 75–76.</ref>

==Specifications (CW-12Q)==
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947<ref name="Bowers curtiss p403">Bowers 1979, p.403.</ref>
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|crew=2
|length ft=21
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|span ft=28
|span in=10
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|height ft=8
|height in=10
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|wing area sqft=206
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|airfoil=Clark Y (15%)<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref>
|empty weight lb=1071
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|gross weight lb=1725
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Curtiss-Wright licence-built [[de Havilland Gipsy]]
|eng1 type=4-cylinder air-cooled in-line piston engine
|eng1 hp=90

|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch propeller
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|max speed mph=105
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|cruise speed mph=88
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|range miles=390
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|ceiling ft=12000
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|climb rate ftmin=600
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==References==
{{commons category|Curtiss-Wright CW-12}}
{{commons category|Curtiss-Wright CW-16}}
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
===Bibliography===
* {{cite book|last= Bowers|first= Peter M.|author-link= Peter M. Bowers |title=Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947  |year= 1979|publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=0-370-10029-8 }} 
* {{cite magazine|last=Hagedorn|first=Dan|title=Curtiss Types In Latin America|magazine=[[Air Enthusiast]]|issue=Forty-five|date=March–May 1992|pages=61–77|issn=0143-5450}}
* {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |page=288 }}
* {{cite book |title=World Aircraft Information Files |publisher=Bright Star Publishing|location=London |pages=File 891 Sheet 54 }}

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