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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) were high-performance training aircraft designed by Herbert Rawdon and Ted Wells and built in the United States in the early 1930s.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Variants
- CW-12
- CW-16
- CW-16E - version powered by Wright J-6-5 engine (10 built)
- CW-16K - version powered by Kinner B-5 engine (11 built)
- CW-16W - version powered by Warner Scarab engine (1 built)
[edit] Operators
Bolivia
Ecuador
[edit] Specifications (CW-12Q)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.79 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright licence-built de Havilland Gipsy, 90 hp (67 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
- Range: 600 miles (970 km)
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 288.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 891 Sheet 54.
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