Curtiss-Wright CW-15
# Curtiss-Wright CW-15

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.

## Operational history

David Sinton Ingalls used a CW-15 for travel while campaigning for Governor of Ohio.

## Variants

### CW-15C

    powered by Curtiss Challenger (nine built)

### CW-15D

    powered by Wright R-760 (three built)

### CW-15N

    powered by Kinner C-5 (three built)

## Specifications (CW-15C)

Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947

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 $m^2)$
* Airfoil: Göttingen 593
* 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)
