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Along with the <a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">Vultee XP-54</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">Northrop XP-56</a>, it resulted from <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Canard_(aeronautics)" title="Canard (aeronautics)">canard</a> configuration with a rear-mounted engine, and two vertical tails at end of swept wings. Because of its <a href="/wiki/Pusher_configuration" title="Pusher configuration">pusher design</a>, it was satirically referred to as the "Ass-ender".<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like the XP-54, the Ascender was designed for the 1,800 hp <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_X-1800" title="Pratt & Whitney X-1800">Pratt & Whitney X-1800</a> 24-Cylinder <a href="/wiki/H_engine" title="H engine">H-engine</a>, but was redesigned after that engine project was canceled. It was also the first Curtiss fighter aircraft to use <a href="/wiki/Tricycle_gear" class="mw-redirect" title="Tricycle gear">tricycle landing gear</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EL-2003-00004.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EL-2003-00004.jpg/220px-EL-2003-00004.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EL-2003-00004.jpg/330px-EL-2003-00004.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/EL-2003-00004.jpg/440px-EL-2003-00004.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2873" data-file-height="2185" /></a><figcaption>Curtiss CW-24B at Langley wind tunnel.</figcaption></figure> <p>In June 1940, the Curtiss-Wright company received an Army contract for preliminary engineering data and a powered <a href="/wiki/Wind_tunnel" title="Wind tunnel">wind tunnel</a> model.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The designation 'P-55' was reserved for the project. The exhaustive wind-tunnel tests that from November 1940 through January 1941 left the USAAC dissatisfied with the results of these tests.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Accordingly, Curtiss-Wright built at their St Louis division a flying full-scale mockup they designated CW-24B.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The flying testbed was powered by a 275 hp (205 kW) <a href="/wiki/Menasco_Buccaneer" title="Menasco Buccaneer">Menasco C68-5</a> inline engine.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources" title="Wikipedia:Reliable sources"><span title="The material near this tag may rely on an unreliable source. (January 2024)">unreliable source?</span></a></i>]</sup> It had a <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_fabric_covering" title="Aircraft fabric covering">fabric-covered</a>, welded steel tube <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a> with a wooden wing.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">undercarriage</a> was non-retractable.<b><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b> The canard did not carry load but only trimmed flight.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CW-24B model completed its maiden flight in December 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From November 1941 to May 1942, the Model 24B logged 169 flights at <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Dry_Lake" title="Rogers Dry Lake">Muroc Dry Lake</a>, California. The tests appeared to show potential.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CW-24B then went to <a href="/wiki/National_Advisory_Committee_for_Aeronautics" title="National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics">NACA</a> at <a href="/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base" title="Langley Air Force Base">Langley Field</a> for wind tunnel tests.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 July 1942, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> issued a contract for three prototypes under the designation XP-55.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Serial numbers 42-78845 through 42-78847 were assigned to the aircraft. During this time, the <a href="/wiki/Pratt_%26_Whitney_X-1800" title="Pratt & Whitney X-1800">Pratt & Whitney X-1800</a> H-block <a href="/wiki/Sleeve_valve" title="Sleeve valve">sleeve valve</a> engine was delayed, and was eventually canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtiss decided to switch to the 1,000 hp (750 kW) <a href="/wiki/Allison_V-1710" title="Allison V-1710">Allison V-1710</a><sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (F16) <a href="/wiki/Radiator_(engine_cooling)" title="Radiator (engine cooling)">liquid-cooled</a> inline engine because of its proven reliability.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armament was to be two 20 mm (0.79 in) <a href="/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404#US_production" title="Hispano-Suiza HS.404">Hispano autocannon</a> and two 0.50 in (12.7 mm) <a href="/wiki/M2_Browning" title="M2 Browning">M2 Bowning heavy machine guns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Mock-up" class="mw-redirect" title="Mock-up">mock-up</a> phase, engineers switched to the 1,275 hp (951 kW) V-1710-95.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AirZoo_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AirZoo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 20mm cannons were also replaced by 0.50-in machine guns.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One feature of the XP-55 was a propeller jettison lever inside the cockpit to prevent the pilot from hitting the propeller during bailout. The jettison device was invented by W. Jerome Peterson while working as a design engineer for Curtiss-Wright.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg/220px-Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg/330px-Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg/440px-Curtiss_XP-55_following_crash.jpg 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="434" /></a><figcaption>The first XP-55 following a testing crash.</figcaption></figure> <p>Three XP-55 prototypes were built. Two were destroyed during flight testing, as a result of their propensity for sudden wing <a href="/wiki/Stall_(fluid_dynamics)" title="Stall (fluid dynamics)">stalls</a>. </p><p>The first XP-55 (42-78845) was completed and delivered on 13 July 1943, with the same configuration as the final prototype CW-24B. The aircraft made its first flight on 19 July 1943<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AirZoo_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AirZoo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from the Army's Scott Field near the Curtiss-Wright plant in <a href="/wiki/St_Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St Louis, Missouri">St Louis, Missouri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pilot was J. Harvey Gray,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Curtiss' test pilot. Testing revealed the takeoff run was excessively long. To solve this problem, the nose <a href="/wiki/Elevator_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elevator (aircraft)">elevator</a> size was increased and the <a href="/wiki/Aileron" title="Aileron">aileron</a> up-trim was interconnected with the <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flap (aircraft)">flaps</a> so it <a href="/wiki/Flaperon" title="Flaperon">operated</a> after the flaps were lowered.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 15 November 1943, test pilot Harvey Gray, flying the first XP-55 (S/N 42-78845), was testing the aircraft's <a href="/wiki/Stall_(flight)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stall (flight)">stall performance</a> at altitude. Suddenly, the XP-55 inverted into an uncontrolled descent. The engine failed "making recovery impossible"<sup id="cite_ref-:2_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it fell out of control for 16,000 ft (4,900 m) before Gray was able to parachute to safety. The aircraft was destroyed and "left a smoking hole in the ground".<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second XP-55 (serial 42-78846) was similar to the first, but with a slightly larger nose-elevator,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> modified elevator-tab systems, and a change from balance tabs to spring tabs on the ailerons. It flew for the first time on 9 January 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All flight tests were restricted so the stall-zone was avoided; included no stalling below 20,000 ft.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The third XP-55 (serial 42-78847) flew for the first time on 25 April 1944. Modifications resulting from the investigation of the crash of the first prototype were introduced during construction; the addition of four-foot wingtip extensions to improve the stall characteristics and increasing the limits of the nose elevator travel to improve recovery if a stall did occur.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the only prototype to be fitted with armament - four 0.5-inch machine guns.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the second XP-55 (42-78846) was given the same modifications as the third prototype, it underwent official USAAF flight trials between 16 September and 2 October 1944. </p><p>The third prototype XP-55 (s/n 42-78847) was lost on 27 May 1945, during the closing day of the Seventh War Bond Air Show at the Army Air Forces Fair at <a href="/wiki/Wright_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright Field">Wright Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a low pass in formation with a <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">Lockheed P-38 Lightning</a> and a <a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">North American P-51 Mustang</a><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on each wing, its pilot, William C. Glasgow, attempted a slow roll,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but lost altitude and crashed, sending flaming debris into occupied civilian ground vehicles on a highway near the airfield. The crash killed Glasgow and four civilians on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In test flights the XP-55 achieved 390 mph at 19,300 feet but there were engine cooling problems.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of overall performance, testing of the XP-55 revealed it to be inferior to conventional fighter aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, by the end of 1944, German and British jet-powered fighters were fully operational, and the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">Lockheed XP-80</a> was about to commence operational trials with USAAF units in Italy. Development of completely new piston-engine fighter designs was regarded as redundant; further development of such aircraft was terminated, including the XP-55. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aircraft_disposition">Aircraft disposition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aircraft disposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_(Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg/220px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg/330px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg/440px-Air_Zoo_December_2019_016_%28Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>XP-55 on display at the <a href="/wiki/Air_Zoo" title="Air Zoo">Air Zoo</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>42-78845: crashed during vertical dive on November 15, 1943. Pilot bailed out.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>42-78846: on display at the <a href="/wiki/Air_Zoo" title="Air Zoo">Air Zoo</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kalamazoo,_Michigan" title="Kalamazoo, Michigan">Kalamazoo, Michigan</a>. It is on long-term loan from the Smithsonian's <a href="/wiki/National_Air_and_Space_Museum" title="National Air and Space Museum">National Air and Space Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a><sup id="cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AirZoo_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AirZoo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Used for official performance tests, flying a total of 27 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-AirZoo_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AirZoo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>42-78847: crashed during air show at Wright Field, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> on May 27, 1945. Pilot killed.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(XP-55)"><span id="Specifications_.28XP-55.29"></span>Specifications (XP-55)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Specifications (XP-55)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg/220px-Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg/330px-Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg/440px-Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender_061024-F-1234P-006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="205" /></a><figcaption>Curtis XP-55 Ascender side view.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg/220px-1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg/330px-1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg/440px-1947_Jettison-Device-Patent.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2724" data-file-height="3786" /></a><figcaption> Patent for the propeller jettison system used on the XP-55. </figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> Green and Swanborough 1977<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Air and Space Museum <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> One (pilot)</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 29 ft 7 in (9.02 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 40 ft 7 in (12.37 m)</li> <li><b>Height:</b> 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 235 sq ft (21.8 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 6,354 lb (2,882 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 7,710 lb (3,497 kg)</li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 7,930 lb (3,597 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Allison_V-1710" title="Allison V-1710">Allison V-1710-95</a> liquid-cooled <a href="/wiki/V12_engine" title="V12 engine">V12 engine</a>, 1,275 hp (951 kW)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 390 mph (630 km/h, 340 kn) at 19,300 feet (5,900 m)</li> <li><b>Range:</b> 635 mi (1,022 km, 552 nmi)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 34,600 ft (10,500 m)</li> <li><b>Wing loading:</b> 32.8 lb/sq ft (160 kg/m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Power-to-weight_ratio" title="Power-to-weight ratio">Power/mass</a>:</b> 0.16 hp/lb</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in the nose</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PlaneHistoria&rft.atitle=XP-55+Ascender%3A+the+Back-to-Front+Fighter&rft.date=2023-03-03&rft.aulast=Davey&rft.aufirst=Guy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fplanehistoria.com%2Fxp-55-ascender%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NationalAirSpaceMuseum-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NationalAirSpaceMuseum_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/curtiss-xp-55-cs-ascender/nasm_A19600289000">"Curtiss XP-55-CS Ascender"</a>. <i>National Air and Space Museum</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Air+and+Space+Museum&rft.atitle=Curtiss+XP-55-CS+Ascender&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fairandspace.si.edu%2Fcollection-objects%2Fcurtiss-xp-55-cs-ascender%2Fnasm_A19600289000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:3-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:3_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:3_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:3_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:3_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:3_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bowers (1984) pp 10-11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:4-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:4_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:4_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:4_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.php?aircraft_id=496">"Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender"</a>. <i>www.militaryfactory.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.militaryfactory.com&rft.atitle=Curtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.militaryfactory.com%2Faircraft%2Fdetail.php%3Faircraft_id%3D496&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_7-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curtiss-wright-xp-55-ascender/id1507302667?i=1000588133434">"World of Warbirds: Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender on Apple Podcasts"</a>. <i>Apple Podcasts</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Apple+Podcasts&rft.atitle=World+of+Warbirds%3A+Curtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender+on+Apple+Podcasts&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fcurtiss-wright-xp-55-ascender%2Fid1507302667%3Fi%3D1000588133434&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AirZoo-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AirZoo_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AirZoo_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AirZoo_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AirZoo_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.airzoo.org/wwii/airplanes-3/xp55">"Curtiss XP-55 Ascender"</a>. <i>Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum Kalamazoo, MI</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2023-12-02</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Air+Zoo+Aerospace+%26+Science+Museum+Kalamazoo%2C+MI&rft.atitle=Curtiss+XP-55+Ascender&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.airzoo.org%2Fwwii%2Fairplanes-3%2Fxp55&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bowers 1979, p. 467.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Balzer 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Scott, Roland B. "Air Mail", <i>Wings</i>, Granada Hills, California, October 1978, Volume 8, Number 5, p. 10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Green 1969, p. 65.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html">"XP-55 Ascender/42-78845"</a>. <i>Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers</i>. Retrieved: 10 May 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=207">"XP-55 Ascender/42-78846"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170819185941/http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=207">Archived</a> 2017-08-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> <i>Air Zoo</i>. Retrieved: 10 May 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_4.html">"XP-55 Ascender/42-78847"</a>. <i>Joe Baugher's Serial Numbers</i>. Retrieved: 10 May 2013.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Green and Swanborough 1977, pp. 69–71.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Air Zoo museum <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.airzoo.org/wwii/airplanes-3/xp55">XP-55 AirZoo</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/curtiss-xp-55-cs-ascender/nasm_A19600289000">Curtiss XP-55 - National Air and Space Museum</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBalzer2008" class="citation book cs1">Balzer, Gerald H. (2008). <i>American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II: XP-54, XP-55, and XP-56</i>. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-125-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-125-3"><bdi>978-1-58007-125-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Secret+Pusher+Fighters+of+World+War+II%3A+XP-54%2C+XP-55%2C+and+XP-56&rft.place=North+Branch%2C+MN&rft.pub=Specialty+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-58007-125-3&rft.aulast=Balzer&rft.aufirst=Gerald+H.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBowers1979" class="citation book cs1">Bowers, Peter M (1979). <i>Curtiss Aircraft, 1907–1947</i>. London: Putnam. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-370-10029-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-370-10029-8"><bdi>0-370-10029-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Curtiss+Aircraft%2C+1907%E2%80%931947&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Putnam&rft.date=1979&rft.isbn=0-370-10029-8&rft.aulast=Bowers&rft.aufirst=Peter+M&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBowers1984" class="citation book cs1">Bowers, Peter M (1984). <i>Unconventional Aircraft</i>. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Unconventional+Aircraft&rft.place=Blue+Ridge+Summit%2C+PA&rft.pub=Tab+Books&rft.date=1984&rft.aulast=Bowers&rft.aufirst=Peter+M&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGreen1969" class="citation book cs1">Green, William (1969). <i>War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Four: Fighters</i> (Sixth ed.). London: MacDonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-356-01448-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-356-01448-7"><bdi>0-356-01448-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=War+Planes+of+the+Second+World+War%2C+Volume+Four%3A+Fighters&rft.place=London&rft.edition=Sixth&rft.pub=MacDonald+%26+Co.+%28Publishers%29+Ltd.&rft.date=1969&rft.isbn=0-356-01448-7&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGreenSwanborough1977" class="citation book cs1">Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1977). <i>WW2 Aircraft Fact Files: US Army Air Force Fighters, Part 1</i>. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-356-08218-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-356-08218-0"><bdi>0-356-08218-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=WW2+Aircraft+Fact+Files%3A+US+Army+Air+Force+Fighters%2C+Part+1&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Macdonald+and+Jane%27s+Publishers+Ltd.&rft.date=1977&rft.isbn=0-356-08218-0&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=William&rft.au=Swanborough%2C+Gordon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFJenkinsLandis2008" class="citation book cs1">Jenkins, Dennis R.; Landis, Tony R. (2008). <i>Experimental & Prototype U.S. Air Force Jet Fighters</i>. North Branch, MN: Specialty Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-111-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-58007-111-6"><bdi>978-1-58007-111-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Experimental+%26+Prototype+U.S.+Air+Force+Jet+Fighters&rft.place=North+Branch%2C+MN&rft.pub=Specialty+Press&rft.date=2008&rft.isbn=978-1-58007-111-6&rft.aulast=Jenkins&rft.aufirst=Dennis+R.&rft.au=Landis%2C+Tony+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>McIntyre, Violet. <i>Niagara Gazette</i>, Niagara Falls, NY, 11 November 2004<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="A complete citation is needed. (January 2024)">full citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRubensteinGoldman1974" class="citation book cs1">Rubenstein, Murray; Goldman, Richard M. (1974). <i>To Join With The Eagles : Curtiss-Wright aircraft, 1903-1965</i>. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=To+Join+With+The+Eagles+%3A+Curtiss-Wright+aircraft%2C+1903-1965&rft.place=Garden+City%2C+NY&rft.pub=Doubleday&rft.date=1974&rft.aulast=Rubenstein&rft.aufirst=Murray&rft.au=Goldman%2C+Richard+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBalzer2014" class="citation book cs1">Balzer, Gerald H. (2014). <i>Curtiss XP-55 Ascender</i>. Air Force Legends. Vol. 217. Simi Valley, CA: Ginter Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9892-5833-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9892-5833-3"><bdi>978-0-9892-5833-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Curtiss+XP-55+Ascender&rft.place=Simi+Valley%2C+CA&rft.series=Air+Force+Legends&rft.pub=Ginter+Books&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-0-9892-5833-3&rft.aulast=Balzer&rft.aufirst=Gerald+H.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACurtiss-Wright+XP-55+Ascender" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_XP-55_Ascender&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Model numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_JN_Jenny" title="Curtiss JN Jenny">1</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Twin_JN" title="Curtiss Twin JN">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_JN-6H" title="Curtiss JN-6H">F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_R" title="Curtiss Model R">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Wanamaker_Triplane" title="Curtiss Wanamaker Triplane">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_K" title="Curtiss Model K">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_N" title="Curtiss Model N">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_H" title="Curtiss Model H">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HS" title="Curtiss HS">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_L" title="Curtiss Model L">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_S" title="Curtiss Model S">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Autoplane" title="Curtiss Autoplane">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_NC" title="Curtiss NC">12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_18" title="Curtiss 18">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HA" title="Curtiss HA">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Oriole" title="Curtiss Oriole">17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">18 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_18" title="Curtiss 18">18 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Eagle" title="Curtiss Eagle">19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_PN-1" title="Curtiss PN-1">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Cox_Racer" title="Curtiss Cox Racer">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CR" title="Curtiss CR">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CT" title="Curtiss CT">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orenco_D" title="Orenco D">26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CR" title="Curtiss CR">27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">28</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_SX4-1_Water_Glider&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss SX4-1 Water Glider (page does not exist)">29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_NBS-1" title="Martin NBS-1">30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CS" title="Curtiss CS">31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_R2C" title="Curtiss R2C">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">34</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">K/P</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XNBS-4" title="Curtiss XNBS-4">36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Carrier_Pigeon" title="Curtiss Carrier Pigeon">40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_41_Lark" title="Curtiss Model 41 Lark">41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_R3C" title="Curtiss R3C">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F7C_Seahawk" title="Curtiss F7C Seahawk">43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Fledgling" title="Curtiss Fledgling">48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Fledgling" title="Curtiss Fledgling">51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_B-2_Condor" title="Curtiss B-2 Condor">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_53_Condor" title="Curtiss Model 53 Condor">53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Tanager" title="Curtiss Tanager">54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Kingbird" title="Curtiss Kingbird">55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Thrush" title="Curtiss Thrush">56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Teal" title="Curtiss Teal">57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk" title="Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk">58</a></li> <li>59 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-8" title="Curtiss A-8">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YA-10_Shrike" title="Curtiss YA-10 Shrike">B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-12_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-12 Shrike">60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_O-40_Raven" title="Curtiss O-40 Raven">62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss BF2C Goshawk">67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss BF2C Goshawk">68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss BF2C Goshawk">69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF13C" title="Curtiss XF13C">70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">73</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">75</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XA-14" title="Curtiss XA-14">76</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-18_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-18 Shrike">A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">77</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_Model_78&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss Model 78 (page does not exist)">78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss BF2C Goshawk">79</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_Model_80&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss Model 80 (page does not exist)">80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SO3C_Seamew" title="Curtiss SO3C Seamew">82</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_Model_83&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss Model 83 (page does not exist)">83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_O-52_Owl" title="Curtiss O-52 Owl">85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">88</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_Model_89&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss Model 89 (page does not exist)">89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XSB3C" title="Curtiss XSB3C">93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF14C" title="Curtiss XF14C">94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBTC" title="Curtiss XBTC">96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SC_Seahawk" title="Curtiss SC Seahawk">97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBT2C" title="Curtiss XBT2C">98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF15C" title="Curtiss XF15C">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">100</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"L" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CR" title="Curtiss CR">L-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">L-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Cox_Racer" title="Curtiss Cox Racer">L-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">L-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standard_J" title="Standard J">L-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_PN-1" title="Curtiss PN-1">L-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Oriole" title="Curtiss Oriole">L-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_41_Lark" title="Curtiss Model 41 Lark">L-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_NBS-1" title="Martin NBS-1">L-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F7C_Seahawk" title="Curtiss F7C Seahawk">L-115</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">L-117</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">L-710</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"CA" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CA-1" title="Curtiss-Wright CA-1">CA-1</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"CR" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_Junior" title="Curtiss-Wright Junior">CR-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-19" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-19">CR-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"CW" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_Junior" title="Curtiss-Wright Junior">CW-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_CW-2&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-2 (page does not exist)">CW-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-3_Duckling" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-3 Duckling">CW-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">CW-4</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_CW-5_Junior&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-5 Junior (page does not exist)">CW-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_6000" title="Travel Air 6000">CW-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_8000" title="Travel Air 8000">CW-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_9000" title="Travel Air 9000">CW-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_Model_10" title="Travel Air Model 10">CW-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_Model_11" title="Travel Air Model 11">CW-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-12" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-12">CW-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-15" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-15">CW-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-12" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-12">CW-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-18</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-19" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-19">CW-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">CW-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-21" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-21">CW-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-22" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-22">CW-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-19" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-19">CW-23</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">CW-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_AT-9_Jeep" title="Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep">CW-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">CW-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_C-76_Caravan" title="Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan">CW-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">CW-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">CW-29</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_CW-32&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-32 (page does not exist)">CW-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-19" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-19">CW-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doman_LZ-4" title="Doman LZ-4">CW-40</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"P" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-200&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-200 (page does not exist)">P-200</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">P-202</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-212&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-212 (page does not exist)">P-212</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-218&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-218 (page does not exist)">P-218</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-219&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-219 (page does not exist)">P-219</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-222&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-222 (page does not exist)">P-222</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-223&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-223 (page does not exist)">P-223</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-224&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-224 (page does not exist)">P-224</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-225&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-225 (page does not exist)">P-225</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-227&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-227 (page does not exist)">P-227</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-228&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-228 (page does not exist)">P-228</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-229&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-229 (page does not exist)">P-229</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-232&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-232 (page does not exist)">P-232</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-235&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-235 (page does not exist)">P-235</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-238&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-238 (page does not exist)">P-238</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">P-239</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-240&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-240 (page does not exist)">P-240</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-241&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-241 (page does not exist)">P-241</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-243&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-243 (page does not exist)">P-243</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-244&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-244 (page does not exist)">P-244</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-245&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-245 (page does not exist)">P-245</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-21" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-21">P-247</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-248&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-248 (page does not exist)">P-248</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-249&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-249 (page does not exist)">P-249</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-250&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-250 (page does not exist)">P-250</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-251&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-251 (page does not exist)">P-251</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-252&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-252 (page does not exist)">P-252</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-253&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-253 (page does not exist)">P-253</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-254&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-254 (page does not exist)">P-254</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-255&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-255 (page does not exist)">P-255</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-256&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-256 (page does not exist)">P-256</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-257&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-257 (page does not exist)">P-257</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-259</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-261&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-261 (page does not exist)">P-261</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-264</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-268&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-268 (page does not exist)">P-268</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-269&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-269 (page does not exist)">P-269</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-272&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-272 (page does not exist)">P-272</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-273&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-273 (page does not exist)">P-273</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_P-274&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright P-274 (page does not exist)">P-274</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-275&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-275 (page does not exist)">P-275</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-276&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-276 (page does not exist)">P-276</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P-277</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-278&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-278 (page does not exist)">P-278</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-279&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-279 (page does not exist)">P-279</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-280&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-280 (page does not exist)">P-280</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-282&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-282 (page does not exist)">P-282</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-283&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-283 (page does not exist)">P-283</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-291&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-291 (page does not exist)">P-291</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-292&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-292 (page does not exist)">P-292</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-293&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-293 (page does not exist)">P-293</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-295&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-295 (page does not exist)">P-295</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-296&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-296 (page does not exist)">P-296</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-297&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-297 (page does not exist)">P-297</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">P-298</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">P-299</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-302&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-302 (page does not exist)">P-302</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-303&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-303 (page does not exist)">P-303</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-304&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-304 (page does not exist)">P-304</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">P-305</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-306&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-306 (page does not exist)">P-306</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-307&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-307 (page does not exist)">P-307</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-509&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-509 (page does not exist)">P-509</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-517&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-517 (page does not exist)">P-517</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-518&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-518 (page does not exist)">P-518</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-538&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-538 (page does not exist)">P-538</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-539&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-539 (page does not exist)">P-539</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-541&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-541 (page does not exist)">P-541</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-545&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-545 (page does not exist)">P-545</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-551&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-551 (page does not exist)">P-551</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_P-558&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright P-558 (page does not exist)">P-558</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-565&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-565 (page does not exist)">P-565</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-586&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-586 (page does not exist)">P-586</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-588&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-588 (page does not exist)">P-588</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss_P-592&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss P-592 (page does not exist)">P-592</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">"X" series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_X-19" title="Curtiss-Wright X-19">X-100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_X-19" title="Curtiss-Wright X-19">X-200</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_X-300&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright X-300 (page does not exist)">X-300</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_X-410&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright X-410 (page does not exist)">X-410</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Curtiss-Wright_X-425&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Curtiss-Wright X-425 (page does not exist)">X-425</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Operator and role</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Civil</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_No._1" title="Curtiss No. 1">No. 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AEA_June_Bug" title="AEA June Bug">Model C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Bleecker_SX-5-1_Helicopter" title="Curtiss-Bleecker SX-5-1 Helicopter">SX-5-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Tanager" title="Curtiss Tanager">Tanager</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racers and record</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_No._2" title="Curtiss No. 2">No. 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Cox_Racer" title="Curtiss Cox Racer">Cox Racer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-B-14R</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airliners</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Eagle" title="Curtiss Eagle">Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_53_Condor" title="Curtiss Model 53 Condor">Condor 18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">Condor II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Kingbird" title="Curtiss Kingbird">Kingbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Thrush" title="Curtiss Thrush">Thrush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">Commando</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Utility</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_D" title="Curtiss Model D">Model D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_E" title="Curtiss Model E">Model E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_F" title="Curtiss Model F">Model F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Carrier_Pigeon" title="Curtiss Carrier Pigeon">Carrier Pigeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">Falcon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">Robin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_41_Lark" title="Curtiss Model 41 Lark">Lark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travel_Air_6000" title="Travel Air 6000">6B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-12" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-12">CW-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-14 Sportsman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-15" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-15">CW-15 Sedan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-12" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-12">CW-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-19" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-19">CW-19W</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Army</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">       Ground attack</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">A-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-8" title="Curtiss A-8">A-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YA-10_Shrike" title="Curtiss YA-10 Shrike">YA-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-12_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-12 Shrike">A-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XA-14" title="Curtiss XA-14">YA-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_A-18_Shrike" title="Curtiss A-18 Shrike">A-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">A-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBTC" title="Curtiss XBTC">A-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">XA-43</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_NBS-1" title="Martin NBS-1">NBS-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_B-2_Condor" title="Curtiss B-2 Condor">B-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XNBS-4" title="Curtiss XNBS-4">XNBS-4</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Robin" title="Curtiss Robin">XC-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">C-30 Condor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-46 Commando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-55 Commando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_C-76_Caravan" title="Curtiss-Wright C-76 Caravan">C-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">C-113 Commando</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_S" title="Curtiss Model S">S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_18" title="Curtiss 18">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_PN-1" title="Curtiss PN-1">PN-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">PW-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1 to P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">XP-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">XP-18</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">XP-19</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">YP-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">XP-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">XP-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">XP-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">XP-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">YP-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">XP-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">XP-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">XP-53</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">XP-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">YP-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">XP-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">XP-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">XP-87</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_O-24" title="Curtiss O-24">O-24</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XO-30" title="Curtiss XO-30">XO-30</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_O-40_Raven" title="Curtiss O-40 Raven">O-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_O-52_Owl" title="Curtiss O-52 Owl">O-52</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CR" title="Curtiss CR">R-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_R2C" title="Curtiss R2C">R-8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_J" title="Curtiss Model J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_L" title="Curtiss Model L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_JN_Jenny" title="Curtiss JN Jenny">JN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Fledgling" title="Curtiss Fledgling">Fledgling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">AT-4 Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">AT-5 Hawk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">BT-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_AT-9_Jeep" title="Curtiss-Wright AT-9 Jeep">AT-9 Jeep</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_X-19" title="Curtiss-Wright X-19">X-19</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Licensed</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bristol_F.2_Fighter" title="Bristol F.2 Fighter">USAO-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_NBS-1" title="Martin NBS-1">NBS-1/Model 30</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Navy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CT" title="Curtiss CT">CT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">BFC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss BF2C Goshawk">BF2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">SBC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SB2C Helldiver">SB2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XSB3C" title="Curtiss XSB3C">XSB3C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBTC" title="Curtiss XBTC">XBTC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XBT2C" title="Curtiss XBT2C">XBT2C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HA" title="Curtiss HA">HA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_GS" title="Curtiss GS">GS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">TS-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">FC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Aircraft_Factory_TS" title="Naval Aircraft Factory TS">F4C</a></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F5C</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F6C_Hawk" title="Curtiss F6C Hawk">F6C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F7C_Seahawk" title="Curtiss F7C Seahawk">F7C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F8C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F9C_Sparrowhawk" title="Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk">F9C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">F10C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_F11C_Goshawk" title="Curtiss F11C Goshawk">F11C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SBC_Helldiver" title="Curtiss SBC Helldiver">XF12C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF13C" title="Curtiss XF13C">F13C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF14C" title="Curtiss XF14C">XF14C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XF15C" title="Curtiss XF15C">XF15C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observation/scout</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CS" title="Curtiss CS">CS/SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YA-10_Shrike" title="Curtiss YA-10 Shrike">S2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">XS3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">S4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SC_Seahawk" title="Curtiss SC Seahawk">SC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">OC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Falcon" title="Curtiss Falcon">O2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">O3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">SOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SOC_Seagull" title="Curtiss SOC Seagull">SO2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_SO3C_Seamew" title="Curtiss SO3C Seamew">SO3C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_N" title="Curtiss Model N">N-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Fledgling" title="Curtiss Fledgling">N2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-22" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-22">SNC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Kingbird" title="Curtiss Kingbird">RC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_T-32_Condor_II" title="Curtiss T-32 Condor II">R4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-46_Commando" title="Curtiss C-46 Commando">R5C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Maritime patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_H" title="Curtiss Model H">H-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felixstowe_F5L" title="Felixstowe F5L">F5L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HS" title="Curtiss HS">HS-1L & HS-2L</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racers and record</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_NC" title="Curtiss NC">NC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_CR" title="Curtiss CR">CR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_R2C" title="Curtiss R2C">R2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_R3C" title="Curtiss R3C">R3C</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Export</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_C-1_Canada" title="Curtiss C-1 Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-14 Osprey</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">      Maritime patrol</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_Model_H" title="Curtiss Model H">H-2, H-4, H-8 and H-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felixstowe_F5L" title="Felixstowe F5L">F5L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_HS" title="Curtiss HS">HS-2L</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-17 Pursuit Osprey</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-21" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-21">CW-21 Demon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_JN_Jenny" title="Curtiss JN Jenny">Canuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-14 Osprey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-12" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-12">CW-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-14_Osprey" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-14 Osprey">CW-18</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_CW-22" title="Curtiss-Wright CW-22">CW-22</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Designation skipped   <sup>2</sup> Not built</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit (1924–1948)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-3</a></li> <li>P-4<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">Curtiss P-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-4" title="Boeing XP-4">Boeing P-4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-1_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-1 Hawk">P-5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-7" title="Boeing XP-7">P-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-8" title="Boeing XP-8">P-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-9" title="Boeing XP-9">P-9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-10" title="Curtiss XP-10">P-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-12" title="Boeing P-12">P-12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas-Morse_XP-13_Viper" title="Thomas-Morse XP-13 Viper">P-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_XP-15" title="Boeing XP-15">P-15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">P-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-18" title="Curtiss XP-18">P-18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-19" title="Curtiss XP-19">P-19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-20" title="Curtiss YP-20">P-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-22_Hawk" title="Curtiss XP-22 Hawk">P-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-6_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-6 Hawk">P-23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YP-24" title="Lockheed YP-24">P-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-26_Peashooter" title="Boeing P-26 Peashooter">P-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-30</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-31_Swift" title="Curtiss XP-31 Swift">P-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_P-29" title="Boeing P-29">P-32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">P-33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedell-Williams_XP-34" title="Wedell-Williams XP-34">P-34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_P-35" title="Seversky P-35">P-35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-36_Hawk" title="Curtiss P-36 Hawk">P-36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_YP-37" title="Curtiss YP-37">P-37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-39</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-39E</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">P-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seversky_XP-41" title="Seversky XP-41">P-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-42" title="Curtiss XP-42">P-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-43_Lancer" title="Republic P-43 Lancer">P-44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-46" title="Curtiss XP-46">P-46</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">P-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_XP-48" title="Douglas XP-48">P-48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-49" title="Lockheed XP-49">P-49</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">P-52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-54" title="Vultee XP-54">P-54</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">P-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-56_Black_Bullet" title="Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet">P-56</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tucker_XP-57" title="Tucker XP-57">P-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XP-58_Chain_Lightning" title="Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning">P-58</a></li> <li>P-59<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-52" title="Bell XP-52">XP-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">P-59</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-60" title="Curtiss P-60">P-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-62" title="Curtiss XP-62">P-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">P-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-64" title="North American P-64">P-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_XP-50" title="Grumman XP-50">P-65</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_P-66_Vanguard" title="Vultee P-66 Vanguard">P-66</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XP-67" title="McDonnell XP-67">P-67</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vultee_XP-68_Tornado" title="Vultee XP-68 Tornado">P-68</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-69" title="Republic XP-69">P-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc" title="Douglas A-20 Havoc">P-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_XP-71" title="Curtiss XP-71">P-71</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XP-72" title="Republic XP-72">P-72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hughes_D-2" title="Hughes D-2">P-73</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">P-74</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisher_P-75_Eagle" title="Fisher P-75 Eagle">P-75</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-76" title="Bell P-76">P-76</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-77" title="Bell XP-77">P-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">P-78</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_XP-79" title="Northrop XP-79">P-79</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">P-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">P-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">P-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">P-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">P-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">P-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">P-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">P-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">P-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">P-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">P-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">P-92</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter (1948–1962)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">F-38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">F-39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk" title="Curtiss P-40 Warhawk">F-40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-59_Airacomet" title="Bell P-59 Airacomet">F-59</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">F-61</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-15_Reporter" title="Northrop F-15 Reporter">RF-61C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-63_Kingcobra" title="Bell P-63 Kingcobra">F-63</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">F-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_Vultee_XP-81" title="Consolidated Vultee XP-81">F-81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_XP-83" title="Bell XP-83">F-83</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-84F/J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">F-84H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-85_Goblin" title="McDonnell XF-85 Goblin">F-85</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-86C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-86D/G/K/L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtiss-Wright_XF-87_Blackhawk" title="Curtiss-Wright XF-87 Blackhawk">F-87</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo" title="McDonnell XF-88 Voodoo">F-88</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-90" title="Lockheed XF-90">F-90</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor" title="Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor">F-91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_XF-92" title="Convair XF-92">F-92</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_YF-93" title="North American YF-93">F-93</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86D_Sabre" title="North American F-86D Sabre">F-95</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">F-96</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-97</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">F-98</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CIM-10_Bomarc" title="CIM-10 Bomarc">F-99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-100B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-102B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-103" title="Republic XF-103">F-103</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XF-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed XF-104 Starfighter">XF-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aeritalia_F-104S_Starfighter" title="Aeritalia F-104S Starfighter">F-104S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_NF-104A" title="Lockheed NF-104A">NF-104A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">F-105</a></li> <li>F-106<sup><small>3</small></sup> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Republic_XF-84H_Thunderscreech" title="Republic XF-84H Thunderscreech">XF-106</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-107" title="North American F-107">F-107</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_XF-108_Rapier" title="North American XF-108 Rapier">F-108</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_D-188A" title="Bell D-188A">F-109</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">F-111</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_F-111B" title="General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B">F-111B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111C" title="General Dynamics F-111C">F-111C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111K" title="General Dynamics F-111K">F-111K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Boeing_AFTI/F-111A_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics–Boeing AFTI/F-111A Aardvark">AFTI/F-111A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics%E2%80%93Grumman_EF-111A_Raven" title="General Dynamics–Grumman EF-111A Raven">EF-111A</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pursuit, biplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berliner-Joyce_P-16" title="Berliner-Joyce P-16">PB-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_P-30" title="Consolidated P-30">PB-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">PB-3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighter, multiplace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bell_YFM-1_Airacuda" title="Bell YFM-1 Airacuda">FM-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_XFM-2" title="Lockheed XFM-2">FM-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless" title="Douglas SBD Dauntless">F-24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-38_Lightning" title="Lockheed P-38 Lightning">P-322</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra" title="Bell P-39 Airacobra">P-400</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tri-service sequence<br />(1962–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F-1 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-2/-3_Fury" title="North American FJ-2/-3 Fury">F-1C/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_FJ-4_Fury" title="North American FJ-4 Fury">F-1E/F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee" title="McDonnell F2H Banshee">F-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F3H_Demon" title="McDonnell F3H Demon">F-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II" title="McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II">F-4</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_in_UK_service" title="McDonnell Douglas Phantom in UK service">F-4K/M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">G</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F4D_Skyray" title="Douglas F4D Skyray">F-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart" title="Convair F2Y Sea Dart">F-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vought_F-8_Crusader" title="Vought F-8 Crusader">F-8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F9F_Panther" title="Grumman F9F Panther">F-9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-9_Cougar" title="Grumman F-9 Cougar">F-9F–J</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_F3D_Skyknight" title="Douglas F3D Skyknight">F-10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-11_Tiger" title="Grumman F-11 Tiger">F-11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12" title="Lockheed YF-12">F-12</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">F-12C</a><sup><small>2</small></sup></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-13</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grumman_F-14_Tomcat" title="Grumman F-14 Tomcat">F-14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">F-15</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F-15EX_Eagle_II" title="Boeing F-15EX Eagle II">F-15EX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitsubishi_F-15J" title="Mitsubishi F-15J">F-15J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_STOL/MTD" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD">F-15 STOL/MTD</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16XL" title="General Dynamics F-16XL">F-16XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_X-62_VISTA" title="General Dynamics X-62 VISTA">NF-16D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-17" title="Northrop YF-17">F-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F/A-18_Hornet" title="McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet">F/A-18</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet" title="Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet">F/A-18E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_EA-18G_Growler" title="Boeing EA-18G Growler">EA-18G</a></li></ul></li> <li><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">F-19</span><sup><small>1</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-20_Tigershark" title="Northrop F-20 Tigershark">F-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IAI_Kfir#United_States" title="IAI Kfir">F-21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor" title="Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor">F-22</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_YF-22" title="Lockheed YF-22">YF-22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_FB-22" title="Lockheed Martin FB-22">FB-22</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_YF-23" title="Northrop YF-23">F-23</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Non-sequential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">F-35</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Israeli_procurement" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement">F-35I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-35" title="Lockheed Martin X-35">X-35</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">F-117</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Covert designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Have_Doughnut" title="Have Doughnut">YF-110</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-21" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21">YF-110B/D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chengdu_J-7" title="Chengdu J-7">YF-110C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_DRILL" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE DRILL">YF-113 (I)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-113A</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-113 (II) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23">YF-113B/D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Have_Privilege" class="mw-redirect" title="Have Privilege">YF-113 (III)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shenyang_J-5" title="Shenyang J-5">YF-113C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAVE_FERRY" class="mw-redirect" title="HAVE FERRY">YF-114</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17">YF-114C/D</a></li></ul></li> <li>YF-117 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-117_Nighthawk" title="Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk">YF-117A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue" title="Northrop Tacit Blue">YF-117D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_Bird_of_Prey" title="Boeing Bird of Prey">YF-118</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related designations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rockwell_XFV-12" title="Rockwell XFV-12">FV-12</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><sup>1</sup> Not assigned  •  <sup>2</sup> Unofficial  •  <sup>3</sup> Assigned to multiple types<br />See also: "<a href="/wiki/F-19" title="F-19">F-19</a>"  •  <a href="/wiki/Template:USAAS_fighters" title="Template:USAAS 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