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Sources:

Norton.B. (2008), U.S Experimental & Prototype Aircraft Projects - Fighters 1939-1945.
Jenkins.D.R. & Landis T.R. (2008), Experimental & Prototype U.S Air Force Jet Fighters.
Bowers.P.M (1979), Curtiss Aircraft 1907 - 1947.
NASA Technical Reports Server - https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930...

0:00 Intro
3:19 Design Origins
4:25 Original Design Proposal
7:21 Full-Scale Design Testing
10:25 Prototype Development
12:34 The First XP-55
15:01 Second & Third XP-55
17:23 Difficulties & Disappointment
20:03 The XP-55 That Survived