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Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Air Zoo Museum
Photo Date:9 November 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:329149Submit Correction
View count: 1867
I saw a super You Tube video about this plane last night and remembered that I had seen one at Air Zoo, the only survivor of the three prototypes produced. The plane flew well at high-speed but poorly at low speed, resulting in crashes of the other two prototypes. Development took too long so that fighters in service towards the end of WWII were already better and it was completely killed off by the jet engine.
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:9 November 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Air Zoo Museum
Photo Date:9 November 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Photo ID:329149Submit Correction
View count: 1867
I saw a super You Tube video about this plane last night and remembered that I had seen one at Air Zoo, the only survivor of the three prototypes produced. The plane flew well at high-speed but poorly at low speed, resulting in crashes of the other two prototypes. Development took too long so that fighters in service towards the end of WWII were already better and it was completely killed off by the jet engine.
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:9 November 2015
Photo by:Alastair T. GardinerContact
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Air Zoo Museum
Photo Date:8 June 2006
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:49550Submit Correction
View count: 724
The sole survivor of three prototypes built of this unconventional canard pusher fighter design. The other two were lost in crashes. No further production was undertaken.
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:8 June 2006
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Original Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Generic Type:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Collection:Air Zoo Museum
Photo Date:8 June 2006
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield
Photo ID:49550Submit Correction
View count: 724
The sole survivor of three prototypes built of this unconventional canard pusher fighter design. The other two were lost in crashes. No further production was undertaken.
Registration / Serial:42-78846
Alternate Serial:278846
Aircraft Version:Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender
C/n (msn):P.02
Display Paint:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Kalamazoo / Battle Creek - International (KAZO / AZO)Map
Region / Country:Michigan, United States
Photo Date:8 June 2006
Photo by:R.A.Scholefield