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CW-12 Sport Trainer and CW-16 Light Sport 
Curtiss-Wright Travel Air CW-12Q (built 2009) Role Civil trainer Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright First flight 1931 Status Some airworthy in 2009 Primary user Private owners Number built 63 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.
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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
Curtiss Travel Air 16E at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum
- CW-12
- CW-12K - version powered by Kinner K-5 engine (2 built)
- CW-12Q - version powered by Wright-built de Havilland Gipsy (27 built)
- CW-12W - version powered by Warner Scarab (12 built)
- 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
- Bolivian Air Force
Specifications (CW-12Q)
Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: Two, pilot and instructor
- Length: 21 ft 5 in (6.52 m)
- Wingspan: 28 ft 10 in (8.78 m)
- Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
- Wing area: 206 ft2 (19.1 m2)
- Empty weight: 1,017 lb (486 kg)
- Gross weight: 1,725 lb (782 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss-Wright licence-built de Havilland Gipsy, 90 hp (67 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 88 mph (142 km/h)
- Range: 390 miles (628 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
References
- ^ Bowers 1979, p.403.
- Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10029 8.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 288.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 891 Sheet 54.
See also
Aircraft produced by Curtiss and Curtiss-Wright Manufacturer
designationsModel letters: C • D • E • F • G • GS • H • J • K • L • M • N • PN • JN • R • S
Model numbers: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 23 • 24 • 26 • 28 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59A/59B • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 79 • 81 • 82 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 90 • 91 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 •
"CW" models: CW-1 • CW-2 • CW-3 • CW-4 • CW-5 • CW-6 • CW-7 • CW-8 • CW-9 • CW-10 • CW-11 • CW-12 • CW-14 • CW-15 • CW-16 • CW-17 • CW-18 • CW-19 • CW-20 • CW-21 • CW-22 • CW-23 • CW-24 • CW-25 • CW-27 • CW-29 • CW-32
By role Experimental: No. 1 • Model C • Tanager
Racing: No. 2 • CR • R2C • R3C
General utility: Model D • Model E • Model F • Robin • Thrush
Maritime patrol: Model H • HS-1L and -2L
Training: Model L • Model JN • Fledgling • AT-4 Hawk • AT-5 Hawk
Fighters: 18 • PW-8 • P-1 • P-2 • P-3 • P-4 • P-5 • P-6 • XP-31 • P-36 • P-40 • XP-46 • XP-53 • YP-60 • XP-62 • XP-71 • XP-87
Naval Fighters: HA • FC • F2C • F3C • F4C • F6C • F7C • F8C • F9C • F10C • F11C • XF12C • F13C • XF14C • XF15C
Airliners: Eagle • Condor II • Kingbird
Naval Scouts/Dive Bombers: CS • GS • S2C • XS3C • S4C • SC • SBC • SB2C • XSB3C • SOC • SO2C • SO3C
Observation: O-1 • O-12 • O-13 • O-16 • O-18 • O-26 • O-39 • O-40 • O-52
Naval Observation: OC • O2C • O3C
Naval Bombers: 24 • BFC • BF2C • XBTC • XBT2C
Ground Attack: A-3 • A-4 • A-5 • A-6 • A-8 • YA-10 • A-12 • YA-14 • A-25 • A-40 • XA-43
Licensed production: NBS-1
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