Why does the Corsair have gull wings?

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My grandad usd to repair the planes.He was a senior aircraftman

BTW the mitsubushi zero had a major design flaw the centrifugal force from its propeller was not allowed for.The US pilots realised this and used it against the zero in combat@abe182:

@tallpowerhouseblonde:
P-factor? So I'm assuming it always pulled to one side.. I did not know that 😱

@abe182: more like slow in that turn so opponents used it to escape the zero's high maneuverability....a blonde with a brain! ...and my legs are better than the woman's in your pic...a lot longer definitely

@abe182: they ALMOST scrubbed it in testing.

@ReaperofTime: that is correct. You are probably correct too about the angle of attack. I'll read up.

@abe182: anothet truly well developed airctaft of the time. The german FW 190. Outclassed the ME 109 by far. And until the p 51 came along. It ruled the skies.

Yeah I'm playing it both ways

@abe182: the low slung wing allowed a better angle of attack when taking off and landing and lent the airframe slightly unstable making it more maneuverable. It's powerful rotory engine required a larger propeller as well.

@Jetpack: you're close. The prop did have to be large and the landing gears had to be extended so the prop cleared the ground. But that made landing on carriers impossible. Soooo they lowered the wing to reduce the length of the landing gear.

Good answer but no

That's what the chic is for.