Curtiss-Wright Speedwing

From Aero Digest, April, 1935:

Curtiss-Wright Airplane Company, Robertson, Missouri

Three-place open biplane. (Models A14D, DeLuxe B14B and Special DeLuxe D14R respectively; data on B14B indicated in brackets and on D14R following brackets in that order).

Wright Whirlwind engines, 250 horsepower ( 330 horsepower) 420 horsepower. A TC 442 (485).

Span 31 feet.

Length overall 23 feet 6.5 inches.

Height overall 9 feet 1.5 inches.

Wing area 248 square feet.

Power loading 11.5 (9.3) 7.3 pounds per horsepower.

Wing loading 11.6 (12.4) 12.4 pounds per square foot.

Empty weight 1772 (2008) 2110 pounds.

Useful load 1098 (1059) 957 pounds.

Gross weight 2870 (3067) 3067 pounds.

Fuel capacity 58 (66) 76 gallons.

Oil capacity 4.75 (5) 6 gallons.

Maximum speed 155 (170) 185 miles per hour.

Cruising speed 132 (144) 157 miles per hour.

Landing speed 56 (57) 57 miles per hour.

Service ceiling 18,000 (20,5(0) 24,500 feet.

Rate of climb 1000 (1300) 1800 feet per minute.

Cruising range 550 (550) 500 miles.

Fuselage: fabric covered; welded steel alloy; fittings and attaching brackets welded integral with structure; tandem seating arrangement, two persons in front side-by-side; dual controls.

Wings: fabric covered; spars and ribs of spruce; top center section carried above fuselage by steel tube struts; one set of N -type interplane struts on either side of fuselage; ailerons on top wing only.

Tail group: fabric covered; rigid steel structure; stabilizer adjustable in flight; fin adjustable on ground.

Fixed landing gear equipped with air wheels, internally expanding brakes, oleo shock absorbers; can be adapted for the
installation of floats or skis.

Plane controls operated by cables on ball bearing pulleys.

Standard equipment includes Curtiss metal propeller, Eclipse starter, and navigation lights.

Instruments: tachometer, altimeter, oil temperature gauge, oil presure gauge, Pioneer air speed indicator, compass, bank and turn indicator, clock, rate of climb indicator, fuel gauge.