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The '''XP-54''' was a [[United States|American]] prototype [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] built by the [[Vultee Aircraft]] Company. They had submitted a proposal in response to a [[United States Army Air Corps|U.S. Army Air Corps]] request for an unusual configuration. The Vultee design won the competition, beating the [[Curtiss-Wright|Curtiss]] [[XP-55]] and the [[Northrop Corporation|Northrop]] [[XP-56 Black Bullet]]. Vultee had designated it Model 84, a descendant of their earlier Model 78. After completing preliminary engineering and wind tunnel tests, a contract for a prototype was awarded on [[8 January]] [[1941]]. A second prototype was ordered on [[17 March]] [[1942 in aviation|1942]]. Although it appeared to be a radical design, its actual perfomanceperformance was lacklustre and the project was subsequently cancelled.

==Design and development==