OLD RHINEBECK AERODROME

Curtiss Wright Junior CW-1
The Curtiss Wright Junior was Curtiss-Wright's Depression-era effort to get into the light plane market.  It was used for training, sport flying, and even for coyote hunting in the mid-west.

The Aerodrome's Curtiss Wright junior had an unusual history after WWII.  Its original owner took it to a mechanic and said "fix it."  When he returned he refused to pay the bill.  The mechanic kept the aircraft and hung it from the rafters of his shop.  Shortly thereafter in the winter months, the ceiling was insulated and the Curtiss was hidden from view and forgotten about.  Many years later a man named Walt Bullock remembered that the aircraft had been stored there and decided to see if it had been removed.  The insulation was removed revealing the Curtiss Wright Junior that would later fly in the air shows at Old Rhinebeck.

Country: U.S.A
Year: 1931 (original)
Engine: Szekely
Horsepower: 45 HP
Quantity Mfg:
Wingspan: 39' -6" (12.04 m)
Length: 21' -3" (6.46 m)
Top Speed: 80 mph (128 km/h)
Gross Weight: 975 lbs. (442 kg)
Ceiling: 12,000' (3657 m)

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