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) were 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 Kinner K-5 engine. Two built.
 * CW-12Q - version powered by 90 hp Wright-built de Havilland Gipsy. 26 built.
 * CW-12W - version powered by 110 hp 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


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