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Curtiss’s new design included some of the latest technology As this P-36A banks away, it provides an excellent view of the Model 75’s distinctive undercarriage arrangement. The P-36 was the first all-metal monoplane developed and manufactured by Curtiss-Wright. Throughout its service, the fighter was underpowered, due to the inability of American engine manufacturers to develop a reliable high-powered radial while the P-36/Hawk 75 was in production. As Finnish ace Kyösti Karhila recalled, “it wasn’t fast enough”. The Wright R-1820 Cyclone