The Curtiss-Wright CW-15 Sedan was a four-seat utility aircraft produced in small numbers in the United States in the early 1930s. It was a braced high-wing monoplane with conventional tailwheel landing gear with a fully enclosed cabin, superficially resembling the Travel Air 10. At the time of the CW-15's design, Travel Air had recently been acquired by Curtiss-Wright.
| CW-15 Sedan | |
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| CW-15C Sedan on display at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Dauster Field, Creve Coeur, Missouri in June 2006 | |
| Role | Civil utility aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss-Wright |
| Designer | Walter Burnham |
| First flight | 1931 |
| Number built | 15 |
Operational history
editDavid Sinton Ingalls used a CW-15 for travel while campaigning for Governor of Ohio.[1]
Variants
edit- CW-15C
- powered by Curtiss Challenger (nine built)[2]
- CW-15D
- powered by Wright R-760 (three built)[2]
- CW-15N
- powered by Kinner C-5 (three built)[2]
Specifications (CW-15C)
editData from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 pax
- Length: 30 ft 5 in (9.27 m)
- Wingspan: 46 ft 5 in (14.15 m)
- Height: 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
- Wing area: 240 sq ft (22 m2)
- Airfoil: Göttingen 593[3]
- Empty weight: 2,083 lb (945 kg)
- Gross weight: 3,281 lb (1,488 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss R-600 Challenger 6-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 185 hp (138 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch metal propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
- Cruise speed: 97 mph (156 km/h, 84 kn)
- Range: 525 mi (845 km, 456 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)
References
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Citations
edit- ^ Skyways: 35. July 2001.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d Bowers, Peter M. (1979). Curtiss aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam. pp. 406–407. ISBN 0370100298.
- ^ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
Bibliography
edit- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 288.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. p. File 891 Sheet 55.