Curtiss PN-1

The Curtiss PN-1 was an American single-seat night fighter biplane that Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company built from blueprints supplied by the Engineering Division of the United States Army Air Service. The design was the Army's own: a welded steel tube fuselage covered with fabric and wooden wings also covered with fabric, a 230 hp Liberty L-825 engine, two .30 inch Browning machine guns, and a top speed of 108 mph with a range of 255 miles. Of the two prototypes ordered, only one was built, and it underwent static testing at McCook Field. It may have undergone flight testing, but no orders were received, so the type never entered service.