Curtiss xp-55 Ascender

johnbr · Oct 15, 2017

The mockup.

Wurger · Oct 15, 2017

Wildr1 · Feb 25, 2018

Gnomey · Feb 25, 2018

Nice shots!

Wildr1 · Mar 2, 2018

dogsbody · Mar 4, 2018

Drawings.

Gnomey · Mar 11, 2018

Good stuff!

wlewisiii · Mar 23, 2018

I often wonder what might have been had they gone the DO-335 route and stuck an Allison up front too...

wuzak · Mar 29, 2018

1st prototype after crashing during stalling tests

It fell several thousand feet inverted. The pilot escaped, which in itself took a few thousand feet.

The third prototype also crashed, killing its pilot and four civilians - a family in their car. The XP-55 was performing at a war bonds air show in mid 1945.

wuzak · Mar 29, 2018

Wildr1 · Mar 29, 2018

Wurger · Mar 30, 2018

johnbr · Jun 24, 2018

P-39 Expert · Jul 4, 2018

johnbr said:
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In the top photo of the cockpit notice the two red handles on the right to jettison the canopy and the propeller for bail out. Don't want to forget to jettison that propeller!
The instrument panel looks very organized with the engine instruments on the right and the flight instruments on the left.

johnbr · Sep 19, 2018

Missouri Historical Society | Find Yourself Here.
Test pilot Bob Fausel (in cockpit) preparing to test the second XP-55 fighter airplane the Ascender built by Curtiss-Wright. (Curtiss-Wright model CW-24), 18 February 1944.

Wurger · Sep 19, 2018

vikingBerserker · Sep 19, 2018

It always looked hodge-podge to me, not as smooth as the Kyushu J7W Shinden.

P-39 Expert · Sep 19, 2018

vikingBerserker said:
It always looked hodge-podge to me, not as smooth as the Kyushu J7W Shinden.

I always really liked the looks of the Ass-ender as Curtiss called it relative to the Shinden, but the Shinden was an excellent effort (IMO) for a radial engined canard/flying wing.

johnbr · Aug 12, 2019

Gnomey · Aug 12, 2019

Nice shots!

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