The Curtiss XP-55 Ascender was another response to Circular Proposal R-40C, which was issued on November 27, 1939. It called for a fighter that would be much more effective than any extant--with a top speed, rate of climb, maneuverability, armament, and pilot visibility, all of which would be far superior to those of any existing fighter. In addition, the fighter was required to have a low initial cost and had to be easy and inexpensive to maintain. The Army specifically mentioned in R-40C that they would consider aircraft with unconventional configurations.

Of the 3 aircraft produced in response to Proposal R-40c,I liked the Ascender the most. What a great looking fighter!

I like to thank Dave Eckert for doing the exterior texture's, and Gregory P. over at the 714th for the 1% airfile and the 1% Dp file.

Also used Dave Eckerts pilot, everything else made by me.

I shamelessly "borrowed" some texture's for the interior.
This is a Beta file, as I plan to do some more to the cocpit.

The Panel is a P-40 panel which I downloaded from the Web somewhere! Which I have since lost the readme file, so if you recognize it let me know so I can give credit where credit is due!

This aircraft was made using FSDS and is freeware.No charge or profit can be made
from this plane.Anyone wishing to modify this plane is welcome to do so.I only ask
that you let me know so I can get a copy.

Mike Wholaver
Mikewhl@aol.com

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Installation: Copy and paste THE Curtiss_XP-55 folder into your CFS2 aircraft directory, and go flying!
Sound Alias to the F6F Hellcat.


Spec's:

One 1275 hp Allison V-1710-95 (F23R) twelve-cylinder liquid-cooled Vee engine. Four 0.50-inch Colt-Browning M2 machine guns with 200 rpg. Maximum speed 390 mph at 19,300 feet, 377.5 mph at 16,900 feet. Normal range was 635 miles at 296 mph. Maximum range was 1440 miles. An altitude of 20,000 feet could be attained in 7.1 minutes. Service ceiling was 34,600 feet. Weights were 6354 pounds empty, 7330 pounds normal loaded, and 7939 pounds maximum. Dimensions were wingspan 44 feet 0 1/2 inches, length 29 feet 7 inches, height 10 feet 0 3/4 inches, wing area 235 square feet.