Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender Single-Seat, Single-Engine Pursuit Fighter Prototype.
1 x Allison V-1710-95 liquid-cooled V12 engine developing 1,275 horsepower driving a three-bladed propeller unit in pusher arrangement.
Propulsion
390 mph
628 kph | 339 kts
Max Speed
34,449 ft
10,500 m | 7 miles
Service Ceiling
2,350 ft/min
716 m/min
Rate-of-Climb