The SB2C and TBF/TBM shared the R2600-20 engine but the Helldiver got a 4-blade prop. Would a 4-blade shorten the takeoff roll of the Avenger? Would it have less prop noise?
I've been contemplating a work of fiction where The RAF is looking into a Tarpon/Avenger for special operations over Europe in a manner similar to what the Lysanders were doing.
Avengers had radar altimeter allowing low flying at night over the Channel. A navigator/ radioman was standard.
The turret could ease fears of German night fighters but the interior would allow multiple agents to come and go in one flight. It had a good size crew door also.
Compare to the Lysander's cramped rear cockpit shared with the gunner/radioman and the necessary ladder.
(One Fleet air arm pilot mentioned that he took his bicycle in his Avenger.) Cargo containers could be packed in the bomb bay. good range too, plus it could take two drop tanks. The British Avengers had bubble fuselage windows for increased visibility.
As a carrier plane, it had a low landing speed and shorter takeoff run that other designs.
An issue would be the tires and conversion to larger low pressure ones for rough fields. Also the exhaust flame would need shielding and prop noise - could it be reduced so take offs would not attract much attention?
Any ideas?
This is a photo of the interior.