Why the XF5U does not solve Midway or scale into a bomber

Would the XF5U have improved American carrier fighting at Coral Sea and Midway, and could it become a heavy bomber?

The judgment is that Zeros would inflict severe losses, while a heavy-bomber version would sacrifice the design's takeoff qualities.

Replacing Wildcats at Coral Sea and Midway with XF5U Flying Flapjacks is rejected as a poor fighter substitution. Its short-takeoff promise is distinguished from full vertical flight, an ambition discussed in relation to the period before reliable helicopters. The judgment is that Zeros would inflict severe losses on the proposed fighter force. Scaling the design into a B-29 substitute would also lose its original takeoff qualities.