Curtiss-Wright CW-12

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CW-12 Sport Trainer and CW-16 Light Sport
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Curtiss-Wright Travel Air CW-12W (built 2009)
RoleCivil trainer
Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright
First flight 1931
StatusSome airworthy in 2009
Primary userPrivate owners
Number built63

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.

Contents

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-16

Operators

Civil owners in USA and United Kingdom

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Specifications (CW-12Q)

Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947 [6]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Citations

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  7. Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.

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