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The Corsair comparison in arguments about a gull-wing Seafire

A hypothetical gull-wing Seafire's long nose is compared with the Corsair to argue that the Royal Navy could work out a suitable carrier landing method.

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The objection is that a Seafire's long nose would make carrier landings impractical even with a hypothetical gull wing and altered undercarriage. The reply points to the Corsair and its crabwise landing approach. The Royal Navy had worked out how to operate that American aircraft from carriers. The argument is that it could also work out a landing method for the proposed British aircraft.