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The Curtiss PN-1 was an American single-seat night fighter biplane built by Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company using blueprints from the Engineering Division of the United States Army Air Service.

PN-1
Role Night fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight 1921[1]
Status Abandoned project
Number built 1

Development


Designed by the USAAC, the PN-1 was a welded steel tube fuselage covered by fabric. The wings were wood covered by fabric. One of the two prototypes ordered was built, and underwent static testing at McCook Field.[2] It may have undergone flight testing,[1] but no orders were received.[2]


Specifications


Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament


References


Notes
  1. Angelucci, 1987. p. 118. "certain aviation historians...state that the PN-1 never got as far as flight testing; others maintain that its maiden flight took place in August 1921"
  2. Angelucci, 1987. p. 118.
Bibliography



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Il Curtiss PN-1 fu un aereo da caccia notturna, costruito dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company.



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