The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, sold under the names Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey, was an American three-seat open-cockpit single-bay biplane of the 1930s. Travel Air designed it to replace the Travel Air 4000, but Travel Air merged into the Curtiss-Wright group of companies before production could start, so every example was built by Curtiss-Wright. Fred Landgraff designed it with the Navy N-9 airfoil and a radial engine in a NACA cowling, and only two engine families were offered, the Curtiss Challenger and the Wright Whirlwind. Its main claim to fame is that it was the most numerous aircraft in the Chaco War, where it formed the backbone of the Bolivian Air Force.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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CW-14C Travel Air 1931 (ATC 2-357) prototype with 185 hp (138 kW) Curtiss R-600 Challenger radial engine
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CW-14C Travel Air 1931 (ATC 2-357) prototype with 185 hp (138 kW) Curtiss R-600 Challenger radial engine
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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The Curtiss-Wright CW-14, named variously Travel Air, Sportsman, Speedwing and Osprey is an American 3-seat open cockpit single-bay biplane from the 1930s that was developed by Travel Air as a replacement for the highly successful Travel Air 4000.
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