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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.
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 ...
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."
Vultee BT-15; Vultee BT-16; Vultee P-54 Swoose Goose; Vultee P-48; Vultee P-66 Vanguard; Vultee P-68 Tornado; Vultee SNV; Vultee TBV; Vultee AB-2; Vultee V-1; Vultee ...
Vultee A-31/A-35 Vengeance dive bomber; Vultee BT-13/BT-15 Valiant basic trainer; Vultee XP-54 prototype fighter; Vultee P-66 Vanguard fighter; Waco CG-3 troop glider; Waco CG-4 troop glider; Waco PT-14 primary trainer; Westland Lysander liaison
This list of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the 1919 and 1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation systems, which were used by the United States Air Force and its predecessors until the introduction of the unified United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system in 1962.
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 ...