Curtiss-Wright CW-12
The Curtiss-Wright CW-12 Sport Trainer and CW-16 Light Sport 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 Kinner K-5 engine. Two built.
- CW-12Q - version powered by Wright-built de Havilland Gipsy. 26 built.
- CW-12W - version powered by Warner Scarab. 12 built + 1 replica
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 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.