any info on the exp-55 Ascender

[tomsong3320]

did any of the other nations in ww2 experiment with cannard type aircraft?Hope I spelled that right!

 

[FLYBOYJ]

did any of the other nations in ww2 experiment with cannard type aircraft?Hope I spelled that right!

Japan.....

 

[grumman-cats]

if your looking for the aircraft itself. The kalamazoo airzoo in michigan has there's restored back to static condition and on display. At least that is what there web site says. I seen the aircraft when it first got there and it was in really good condition. It's on lone from the smithsonian. I havn't gotten down to see it yet but I'm hoping to this year. most likely in the winter months.

 

[Parmigiano]

About WW2 vintage, you may look at the recent thread about the japanese 'Shinden' in this forum,
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aircraft-pictures/kyushu-j7w1-shinden-canard-prototype-4615.html
plus some German studies of 'tailless' desings, of which the Henschel 75 was a canard
Henschel Hs P.75 Luft '46 entry

About canards design in general.. they started with the Orville brothers (the 'flyer' was in effect a canard) and they continue today, specially in Europe and Russia: see XF 31, Typhoon, Rafale, Saab Viggen and Gripen, Sukhoi 30, 35 and 37 etc...

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

I'm a little disgraced no one's mentioned the British M-35 and M-39B

 

[Parmigiano]

Alright, I'll try to recover hoping to have not destroyed our relationship...

Tailless and Canard Experimental Aircraft of the RAF

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

that's a fantastic site cheers...........

 

[unkated]

You can alos look for the Italian SAI SS4 -
An all-metal canard fighter test-flown 1939-41.

It handled very well, but was too different for easy conversion of existing factories, and the training program was too different, so the Italian Command decided to skip it.

The P-55 Ascender and the SAI SS4's canards had moveable control serviceces; the Japanese Kyushu's canard did not move, and was for stabilization only.

Uncle Ted

 

[grumman-cats]

I went up to the airzoo the other day and saw the xp-55. I was rather surprised at how small the canard was. I have a couple of pics but there not very good.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice shots thought - I think i could see some common parts to the P-40.

I always liked this design, its ashamed it didn't pan out, perhaps a bit ahead of its time. Here a good link on more P-55 info..

Curtiss XP-55 Ascender

 

[sniper34]

Check out the last two editions of Air Classics.

 

[HealzDevo]

Looks interesting. An interesting field of research. The Me-163 Comet although a rocket plane fits into this as a tailless plane. Not in the same category but it does have all its drive at the back.

 

[evangilder]

You call this tail-less?

 

[red admiral]

Ambrosini SS.4 canard fighter from 1939. Prototype destroyed on landing and not followed up.

 

[HealzDevo]

Okay, I slipped up there. Well unconventional tail anyway as it lacks the side stablizers. Interesting aircraft.