Flight Photos: 1943. First flight of the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender. Because of its pusher design, it was sarcastically referred to as the "Ass-ender" #aviation #aircraft #prototype #flight #first #design #cool #awesome #historyinpictures #historicalpix by historicalpix

1943. First flight of the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender. Because of its pusher design, it was sarcastically referred to as the "Ass-ender" #aviation #aircraft #prototype #flight #first #design #cool #awesome #historyinpictures #historicalpix by historicalpix

via Instagram http://ift.tt/1KK7e1W 1943. First flight of the Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender. Because of its pusher design, it was sarcastically referred to as the "Ass-ender" #aviation #aircraft #prototype #flight #first #design #cool #awesome #historyinpictures #historicalpix