• Source: Curtiss-Wright CW-12

      • 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



      CW-12
      CW-12K - version powered by 125 hp (93 kW) Kinner K-5 engine. Two built.
      CW-12Q - version powered by 90 hp (67 kW) Wright-built de Havilland Gipsy. 26 built.
      CW-12W - version powered by 110 hp (82 kW) Warner Scarab. 12 built + 1 replica
      CW-16
      CW-16E - version powered by Wright J-6 Whirlwind 5 engine. (10 built).
      CW-16K - version powered by Kinner B-5 engine (11 built).
      CW-16W - version powered by Warner Scarab engine (1 built).


      Operators


      Civil owners in USA and United Kingdom

      Argentina
      Argentine Navy purchased 15 CW-16Es in 1935, with 13 more possibly being built from 1938. The type remained in use until 1949.
      Bolivia
      Bolivian Air Force purchased three CW-16s in 1934, with the type in use until 1943.
      Brazil
      Brazilian Air Force received 15 CW-16Ws, with 125 hp (93 kW) Warner Scarab engines in 1935, the type remaining in service until 1940.
      Colombia
      Colombian Air Force received six CW-16s in 1933.
      Ecuador
      Ecuadorian Air Force purchased six CW-16Es in 1935, with three more CW-16s following in 1936. Three remained in use until 1944.


      Specifications (CW-12Q)


      Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947General characteristics
      Crew: 2
      Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
      Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
      Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
      Wing area: 206 sq ft (19.1 m2)
      Airfoil: Clark Y (15%)
      Empty weight: 1,071 lb (486 kg)
      Gross weight: 1,725 lb (782 kg)
      Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss-Wright licence-built de Havilland Gipsy 4-cylinder air-cooled in-line piston engine, 90 hp (67 kW)
      Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
      Performance

      Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
      Cruise speed: 88 mph (142 km/h, 76 kn)
      Range: 390 mi (630 km, 340 nmi)
      Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
      Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)


      References




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      = Bibliography

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      Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10029-8.
      Hagedorn, Dan (March–May 1992). "Curtiss Types In Latin America". Air Enthusiast. No. Forty–five. pp. 61–77. ISSN 0143-5450.
      Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 288.
      World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 54.

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