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Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender

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This american aircraft was a 1940s prototype fighter. It resulted from a proposal for a fighter with improved armament and visibility. It had a canard configuration a rear mounted engine and two verticals tails. However, this plane never saw mass production and stayed at the stage of prototype. It was sarcastically referred as the "Assender".

Ps: be gentle on pitch during take off, as soon as you've reached 200mph your plane will be stable and maneuvrable.

I hope you will enjoy it :)

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 34.6ft (10.5m)
  • Length 24.6ft (7.5m)
  • Height 8.4ft (2.6m)
  • Empty Weight 3,494lbs (1,585kg)
  • Loaded Weight 6,427lbs (2,915kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.466
  • Wing Loading 35.8lbs/ft2 (175.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 179.3ft2 (16.7m2)
  • Drag Points 2720

Parts

  • Number of Parts 33
  • Control Surfaces 6
  • Performance Cost 215