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.

CW-15 Sedan
CW-15C Sedan on display at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum, Dauster Field, Creve Coeur, Missouri in June 2006
General information
Type	Civil utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Curtiss-Wright
Designer	Walter Burnham
Number built	15
History
First flight	1931

Operational history

David Sinton Ingalls used a CW-15 for travel while campaigning for Governor of Ohio.^[1]

Variants

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)

Data 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)