Auto Credit Based on Chingonito's Kyushu J7W3
The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender (company designation CW-24) is 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.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Kyushu J7W3
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 30.2ft (9.2m)
- Length 24.6ft (7.5m)
- Height 8.2ft (2.5m)
- Empty Weight 5,222lbs (2,368kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,646lbs (3,468kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.13
- Wing Loading 43.1lbs/ft2 (210.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 177.6ft2 (16.5m2)
- Drag Points 1897
Parts
- Number of Parts 67
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 295
@Chingonito sure thing! I’m looking forward to it
@Mustang51 check out my Do 17, Me 110 and FW-154
@Mustang51 oh I have lots of luftwaffe planes already
@Chingonito ahhh I see what you mean. Once you get to Germany you’re going to have a great time hahaha. I feel that many of the US experimental builds of WWII are sort of boring in comparison to the weird European ideas of the time. The US mostly seems to have been fairly well grounded with not going too wild when designing new planes.
@Mustang51 I love X planes but want to choose as many historical builds as I can. Kind of run through a series from one nation at a time not really intentional but you do one then another from that country catch your eye and so on.
I always found this to be a very peculiar aircraft. You have a great taste in what to build. Are these just planes which you are particularly interested in or do you enjoy building in this certain style?