[doorgunner69]

I never appreciated why the long nose on the plane until I saw a good visualization of all the supercharger plumbing in there.

[fugazi]

The nose was so long because the engine drove a huge propeller. Elevating the prop is also why they gave the Corsair inverted gull wings.

[T.B. Yoits]

I never appreciated why the long nose on the plane until I saw a good visualization of all the supercharger plumbing in there.

Yeah, that "butterfly" supercharger up front instead of the like the P-47s or P-38s that had the supercharger behind the pilot with the plumbing running back and forth from the engine up front.