The Royal Navy still possessed carriers able to fly Sea Furies, while many ships had not yet been modified for jets. Early jet engines could suffer from repeated arrested landings and exposure to salt water. Carriers also needed new stores, workshops, maintenance practices, and money before jet squadrons could be supported reliably at sea. These practical constraints made a reliable late-war piston design a useful bridge through the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Why early carrier jets could not immediately replace piston aircraft
Carrier modification, hard deck landings, salt water, workshops, and limited budgets made the transition to naval jets slower than land-based performance figures suggest.