Here’s What You Need to Remember: Though turboprops are capable in their own right, jet engines easily surpass turboprops in performance. A turboprop will struggle to reach Mach 1, whereas a ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Though never a spectacular plane, XP-55 Ascender was interesting to look at—but not to fly. That it never entered production is probably for the best. In 1939, the ...

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Born from the Army Air Corps R40-C push for unconventional fighters, the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender promised clean aerodynamics, heavy nose armament, and a radical pusher canard layout. When its ...