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The Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose was a prototype fighter built by the Vultee Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air ... p. 84. General characteristics. Crew ...
The P-66 had a mediocre combat record in China and was out of service by 1943. The XP-54 fighter project was the last Vultee Aircraft design, but only two examples were built. [11] [12] [13] In 1939, according to Thompson, "The Vultee model 54A, number 141 registered NX21754, flew on July 28.
Vultee's chief engineer Richard W. Palmer, made an all out effort to secure substantial military orders on the eve of World War II.According to Jonathan Thompson, "Palmer and his staff project no fewer than four types, all with the same wing design and similar fuselage structure; the model 48 pursuit fighter, model 51 basic combat, model 54 advanced trainer and model 54A basic trainer."
Pages in category "Vultee aircraft" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Vultee XP-54; Vultee XP-68 Tornado This page was ...
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 ...
The Vultee XP-68 Tornado was a proposed American World War II-era high-altitude interceptor aircraft. It was based on the experimental XP-54 Swoose Goose and powered by the Wright R-2160 Tornado 42-cylinder radial engine driving a set of contra-rotating propellers in a twin-boom pusher configuration. When the engine was cancelled on 22 November ...
Percival P.54 Survey Prince, a British reconnaissance aircraft P.Z.L. P.54 Ryś , a Polish heavy fighter design project Vultee XP-54 , an American prototype fighter aircraft
On 9 June, Vultee model 54 advanced trainer first flew. Its original 450-hp Wright Whirlwind was eventually replaced with a R-1340. On 28 July, the Vultee model 54A first flew. According to Thompson, "A Basic Trainer, similar to the model 54 except for its fixed landing gear and P&W R-985 engine, it struck pay dirt. In August the USAAC selected ...