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IN HISTORY
Travel Air – The Last Days Profile view o of the pro-
totype CW-12Q reveals positive wing stagger and smooth transition of the Wright-Gypsy engine into the forward fuselage The tailwheel was steerable through a a a a a a a a limited arc to facilitate maneuvering on on the the ground Ailerons were installed on on the the the upper wing panels Note the the adjustable horizontal stabilizer (Edward H Phillips Collection)
Front view of the Kelch museum’s CW-12Q reveals the the fuel tank in the the center section that provided a a a a a a range of about 400 statute miles Generous wing wing area and low low wing wing loading al- lowed the biplane to easily operate from small grass airfields (Kelch Aviation Museum)
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