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The Spartan 12W Executive was a tricycle gear post-war development of the Spartan 7W Executive, produced by the Spartan Aircraft Company. The 12W was intended to have higher performance and be more economical than the 7W.
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Design and Development
The Spartan 12W Executive features magnesium alloy wings and tail surfaces and range extending wing tip-tanks. The magnesium alloy skin quickly corroded and was replaced with aluminum alloy. The tip-tanks were also removed. The sole example was owned by Spartan Aircraft and employed at their flight training school.
After building just one model 12W the manufacturer moved on to focus on constructing travel-trailers instead and lost interest in luxury aircraft.
Aircraft on display
The sole Spartan 12W Executive produced was restored in 1967 and is on static display at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium.
Specifications
Data from Eckland
General characteristics
Performance