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
David Sinton Ingalls (January 28, 1899 – April 26, 1985) was the US Navy's only flying ace of World War I, with six credited victories; thus he was the first ace in U. S. Navy history.
Early life
Ingalls was born on January 28, 1899, in Cle ...
used a CW-15 for travel while campaigning for Governor of Ohio.
Variants
;CW-15C: powered by
Curtiss Challenger
The Curtiss R-600 Challenger was a six-cylinder, double-row, air-cooled, radial engine for aircraft use built in the United States in the late 1920s. It developed .
Design and development
Curtiss started work on a small six-cylinder engine in Ma ...
(nine built)
[
;CW-15D: powered by Wright R-760 (three built)][
;CW-15N: powered by ]Kinner C-5
The Kinner C-5 was an American five cylinder radial engine for small general and sport aircraft of the 1930s.
Design and development
The C-5 was a development of the earlier R-5 with greater power and dimensions. The main change was the increas ...
(three built)[
]
Specifications (CW-15C)
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1930s United States civil utility aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1931