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[[File:Shot 2015.01.07 19.23.11.jpg|350px|thumb|right|none|Curtiss XP-55 Ascender portrayed in [[War Thunder (USA)|War Thunder]].]]
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. An unusual design for its time, it had a canard configuration towards the nose, a rear-mounted engine, swept wings, and two vertical tails. Because of its pusher design, it was satirically referred to as the "Ass-ender". Like the XP-54, the Ascender was designed for the 1,800hp Pratt & Whitney X-1800 24-Cylinder H-engine, but was redesigned after that engine project was canceled. It was also the first Curtiss fighter aircraft to use tricycle landing gear.



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==See also==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender Curtiss XP-55 Ascender at Wikipedia]

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