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F4U-7 CORSAIR

With its inverted gull wing, and set back cockpit, military commanders felt the pilots would have a  hard time landing on aircraft carriers. Eventually a new landing technique was developed in which the pilot made a wide, sweeping approach in order to keep an eye on the landing deck at all times  until the last seconds when he would roll the wings level and pounce on the deck
 

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