Curtiss Ascender XP-55 - Air Force Legends #217 by Ginter Books

[Madoc]

Hey all!

While not exactly a Whif, the XP-55 Ascender comes about as close as you can to being one in the real world.  And now Ginter Books has given it their trademark Excellent treatment!

I just got my hands on one - direct from Ginter Books itself - and it's a real beaut!

This is the latest in his "Air Force Legends" line of books and follows his trademark format of origins, competitors, design phase, systems and structural details, operations and winds up with a survey of the model kits of the type.

In a bit of a departure from his usual format, Steve also saw fit to include a section on the restoration of the one surviving Ascender and that too is fascinating to see!

The photos of the knooks and crannies of this bird are awesome!  This is an excellent treatment of a fascinating machine and it's well worth its $20 (or so) price!

Amazon has this title available in a month or two but Steven Ginter has them available for sale from his site right now.  If you drop him a line about the book, please mention my name as being your path to this outstanding book.

I spoke with him in the process of my ordering a copy and he let me know that if this one sells well enough then he would consider doing similar treatments of the other R40-C birds!  So, buy early and buy often!

http://www.ginterbooks.com/

http://www.amazon.com/Curtiss-Ascender-XP-55-Gerry-Balzer/dp/0989258335/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1392679280&sr=1-1&keywords=xp-55