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XP-55 ascender

197 Ru40  8.9 years ago

Very very unstable if used not careful. Best to fly in `mouse as joystick` or with actual joystick. May have issiues with up and down pitch. Takes off at 180mph. Hope you like it.
Here is some info about it The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender (company designation CW-24) was a 1940s United States prototype fighter aircraft built by Curtiss-Wright. Along with the Vultee XP-54 and Northrop XP-56, it resulted from United States Army Air Corps proposal R-40C issued on 27 November 1939 for aircraft with improved performance, armament and pilot visibility over existing fighters; it specifically allowed for unconventional aircraft designs. A highly unusual design for its time, it had a canard configuration, a rear mounted engine, swept wings and two vertical tails. Because of its pusher design, it was sarcastically referred to as the "Ass-ender". Like the XP-54, the Ascender was initially designed for the Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine and had to be redesigned when that engine project was cancelled. It was also the first Curtiss fighter aircraft to use tricycle landing gear.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 20.2ft (6.2m)
  • Length 19.5ft (5.9m)
  • Height 8.6ft (2.6m)
  • Empty Weight 2,943lbs (1,335kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,941lbs (2,694kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.168
  • Wing Loading 56.0lbs/ft2 (273.6kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 106.0ft2 (9.9m2)
  • Drag Points 1973

Parts

  • Number of Parts 61
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 270