Modelsvit 1/48 US XP-55 Ascender 4808

Modelsvit 1/48 US XP-55 Ascender 4808Plastic model kit, assembly required. Glue, paint and finishing supplies not included. 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

Plastic model kit, assembly required. Glue, paint and finishing supplies not included.

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. Because of its pusher design, it was sarcastically referred to as the "Ass-ender".[1] 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 canceled. It was also the first Curtiss fighter aircraft to use tricycle landing gear.

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