RE: Eureka Banshee Build Thread
Bird,
As someone said earlier, it is easier to maintain a belly mounted nosegear than a firewall mounted nosegear. The firewall mount will be inherently stronger but the belly mount will make it easier to setup and maintain the retracts. Do not worry if you have to make a cavity in the front of the wing between the mounting dowels for the nose wheel. I remember the first Super Kaos I built and I did not account for the nose wheel correctly. What a mess... I had to install these 1" main wheels just to drop down the height of the main gear so the plane could take off. If I had made a cavity (which I later did) non of that would have been a problem. I'll see if I can't find a picture of the nose gear cavity. Done properly you will not endanger the wing mounting dowels. I usually do not use front wing dowels anymore as it is much easier to install vertical doweling and blind nuts than to use the front dowels.
BTW.. use a 60..... and a pipe.... BALLISTIC PLANES CALL FOR BALLISTIC ENGINES !!!!
have fun,
Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft