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Vultee XP-54
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The Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose was a prototype fighter built by the Vultee Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
The Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose was a prototype fighter built by
the Vultee Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces
(USAAF).1
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HISTORY: The Vultee XP-54 was designed as a competitor for a 1939
USAAC specification for a single-seat interceptor fighter.3
Made by Vultee Aircraft.
Vultee XP-54 is the predecessor of the Vultee XP-68 Tornado.
the Consolidated Vultee XP-54 featured an electrically operated seat
that functioned as an elevator for the pilot to gain access to the
cockpit.4
The Vultee XP-54 ''Swoose Goose'' was a prototype fighter built by the
Vultee Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF).
Design and development Vultee had submitted...5
the Vultee XP-54, was the most traditional, with a central nacelle
holding the cockpit and engine, with tail surfaces supported by booms
to either side of the propeller 6
Height Main
441.96000000000004
Height Alt
4.42 m
Length Alt
16.69 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
19337.0
Thrust Main
2300.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
18233.0
Max Speed Alt
522000.0
Type Of Prop
liquid-cooled piston engine
Crew
one
pilot
Loading Main
40
Power/mass Main
468.00000000000006
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
22860.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
8771.0
Ceiling Main
37000.0
Number Built
2
Successor
Vultee XP-68 Tornado
Loaded Weight Alt
8270.0
Thrust Alt
1715.0
Armament
2220.0
Area Main
456.0
Primary user
Span Alt
16.41 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1715
Engine(prop)
Other examples
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
15
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
2300.0
Power Main
2300.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
7020.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Vultee XP-68 Tornado
See Also
* Hyper engine
Length Main
1668.78
Span Main
1640.8400000000001
Area Alt
42.4 m²
Range Alt
805.0
Similar Aircraft
* Kyūshū J7W* XP-55 Ascender* XP-56 Black Bullet * XP-68 Tornado* Saab 21* Bell XP-52
Empty Weight Main
15262.0
Ceiling Alt
11
300 m
Category
Empty Weight Alt
6923.0
Loading Alt
196