A proposed naval Spitfire with gull wings and a Sabre engine raises a question about endurance. The expectation is that the Royal Navy would have demanded a longer fuselage, additional fuel and probably drop tanks rather than accept the quoted short range. Those alterations remain a counterfactual assessment of naval requirements. The wider comparison returns to the many marks and modifications of the Spitfire: operational forces used mixed inventories, while films could simplify them through repeated imagery.
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A naval fighter must fit fleet range requirements
A proposed gull-wing naval Spitfire raises the question of whether the Royal Navy would accept its short range or demand more fuel.