How independent naval aviation could reshape British carriers

How might British torpedo bombers, dive bombers, and fighters develop with an independent naval air arm?

Naval demand would probably push engine power sooner and eventually encourage larger aircraft, although carriers would need operating experience before adopting very large air groups or multi-engine designs.

An independent naval air arm would press for more powerful engines because carrier aircraft cannot solve every performance problem by adding engines. Converted Admiral-class hulls could eventually accommodate larger, multi-engine aircraft. Their crews would first need to learn that an air group of roughly 120 aircraft was difficult to sustain, with about ninety suggested as a practical upper limit. Naval demand could keep fighter and engine development funded even while the Air Ministry concentrated on bombers. The result might be different aircraft entering production, including a naval Supermarine fighter, rather than familiar types simply appearing a few years earlier.