Airplanes - Types - Latest Curtiss triplane establishes record as fastest in the world. In an official Navy Test, this Curtiss Triplane established a new world's mark for speed and climbing. Fully loaded and equipped, this plane achieved the speed of 160 miles an hour and climbed 12,500 in 10 minutes. The machine is equipped with a Curtiss Type, model K 12 cylinder engine, capable of attaining 400 Horse Power. The plane is the very latest Curtiss, type 18. The photo shows it at the plant of the Curtiss Engineering Corporation, Roosevelt Field, Garden City, Long Island