The specification was prescriptive about stability and aircraft operation. These requirements reflected what the Royal Navy wanted and the Air Ministry's advice on its future fleet strike aircraft. The development path led to the Fairey Swordfish. Arguably, it also established the basis for Royal Navy strike aircraft over roughly the next fifteen years.
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Defining the Fleet's future strike aircraft
Stability and operating requirements reflected Royal Navy needs and Air Ministry advice, helping define the Swordfish and arguably the Fleet's strike aircraft for the next fifteen years.