Curtiss-Wright CW-12

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Template:Infobox aircraft 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 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

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Curtiss Travel Air 16E at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
CW-12
  • CW-12K - version powered by Script error: No such module "convert". Kinner K-5 engine. Two built.[1]
  • CW-12Q - version powered by Script error: No such module "convert". Wright-built de Havilland Gipsy. 26 built.[1]
  • CW-12W - version powered by Script error: No such module "convert". Warner Scarab. 12 built[1] + 1 replica
CW-16

Operators

Civil owners in USA and United Kingdom

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  • Argentine Navy purchased 15 CW-16Es in 1935, with 13 more possibly being built from 1938. The type remained in use until 1949.[3]
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  • Brazilian Air Force received 15 CW-16Ws, with Script error: No such module "convert". Warner Scarab engines in 1935, the type remaining in service until 1940.[4]
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  • Ecuadorian Air Force purchased six CW-16Es in 1935, with three more CW-16s following in 1936. Three remained in use until 1944.[5]

Specifications (CW-12Q)

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References

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Citations

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  1. ↑ a b c Bowers 1979, p.402.
  2. ↑ a b c Bowers 1979, p. 408.
  3. ↑ Hagedorn Air Enthusiast March to May 1992, p. 76.
  4. ↑ a b c Hagedorn Air Enthusiast March to May 1992, p. 75.
  5. ↑ Hagedorn Air Enthusiast March to May 1992, pp. 75–76.

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Bibliography

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