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United News - New Fighter Plane Flies “Tail First” (1945)

Reel Number: 221595-32

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1945

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 02:34:00

TC Ends: 02:35:13

Duration: 00:01:13

Main Title: United News 02:34:29 Title: New Fighter Plane Flies “Tail First” 02:34:35 Army Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender plane w/ controls in nose, motor & propeller in rear. Push-propelled & w/ tricycle landing gear. Take off shown & does roll. Experimental Military Aviation; WWII Homefront; Weapons; Inventions; NOTE: 3 built. First flight 09Jul43

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