A Pusher Ahead of Its Time

The Curtiss-Wright XP-55 sweptwing pusher was a plane ahead of its time. “Thinking Outside the Box” is a catchphrase that is heard perhaps too often today, but in 1939 it had not yet come into wide usage. Nevertheless, the concept did exist—exemplified by U.S. Army Air Corps Major Edward M. Powers’ proposal on November 27, …

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