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Old November 24th 17, 07:33 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default Curtiss-Wright XP-55 Ascender pics [6/7] - Curtiss_XP-55_Ascender-6.jpg
The story I heard was that the folks putting the prototype together nick
named it the "ass ender" because the tail was in the front. Hence the
"Ascender."