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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
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| Base model: | P-55 | ||
| Designation: | XP-55 | ||
| Nickname: | Ascender | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Joe H. Sowders O\'Fallon, MO | At an age of 12, I lived only two miles from the Curtis Wright Plant in St. Louis, MO. I was able to see the XP-55 fly around our area many times. My 6th Grade Teacher's husband (MR. PENHALE) was one of he engineers who worked on the XP-55 project. My cousin and I built a flying model of the XP-55 based upon what we had seen flying overhead many times. We powered it with a gas engine but it cracked up rather quickly as it was very erratic in the air. I guess we didn't get something right as we built it from what we saw flying overhead. I am now 76 years old and for some reason tonight, out of the blue, the XP-55 popped into my mind. I quickly booted my Apple Macbook and ran a search for "XP-55 Aircraft". Lo and Behold.....up popped te whole story of a boyhood experience that had stuck with me all these many years.
Joe H. Sowders 05/04/2008 @ 19:54 [ref: 20800] |
| Wes , FL | In response to Tim's post:
You probably saw a Beechcraft Starship. It's a corporate plane with canard foreplanes and twin pusher engines. 06/02/2006 @ 13:06 [ref: 13436] |
| George , WA | SPECIFICATIONS
Span: 40 ft. 7 in. (later 44 ft. 6 ft.) Length: 29 ft. 7 in. Height: 10 ft. 0 in. Weight: 6,354 lbs. empty/7,710 lbs. gross Armament: Four .50-cal. machine guns Engine: Allison V-1710-95 of 1,275 hp. PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 390 mph. at 19,300 ft. Service ceiling: 34,600 ft. 01/21/2006 @ 01:59 [ref: 12220] |
| francois lille, CA | je veut le construie en avion rc 09/28/2005 @ 16:45 [ref: 11356] |
| Yellow Leader , CO | Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3 has the option to fly the what if? P-55 production model. It also includes specs for both the XP-55 and the planned production P-55. 09/22/2005 @ 12:55 [ref: 11310] |
| Scott Garrett Clarkdale, GA | I am currently building a 1/48 scale model of the XP-55 and have started detailing the cockpit but I can only find photos of the left side of the darn thing and I got those from the Kalamazoo site. Are there any other photos or sites were I could get more info? Buy the way I'm very glad to see that the restoration is coming along so well. Thank you. 09/02/2005 @ 08:35 [ref: 11144] |
| Joe Dickherber , TX | Would like any information about individuals in group photo in front of the Ascender (XP-55. My late father worked on the aircraft, but I have no other information other than the photo. I do not know if it was taken in St. Louis or at a test facility.
This posting updates my email address. 07/28/2005 @ 12:58 [ref: 10868] |
| Tim Amsterdam, OTH | Last night I saw a plane that looked similar to this fly over my house in the Netherlands, same front mounted elevator, single hull, but twin pusher engines. Any clues as to what this might be? 07/15/2005 @ 06:13 [ref: 10761] |
| Stewart W. Bailey Kalamazoo, MI | As you can see from the picture I submitted, the XP-55 is well along in its restoration. The wings were mated to the fuselage in April, and the entire restoration should be done by the end of the summer. After that, it will be on public display in the original Air Zoo building.
Stewart W. Bailey Deputy Director - Education The Air Zoo 05/06/2005 @ 14:34 [ref: 10133] |
| Frederick Kenetski Columbus, OH | My Grandfather, John Kenetski, a master machinist, helped to build both aircraft at the plant in St. Louis. He was very proud of it. He kept the write up in the Parade Magazine section of the St. Louis Post Dispatch Newspaper. I have the article. 02/09/2005 @ 21:12 [ref: 9406] |
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