RE: COMP-ARF A-4 BUILD
Yes, The gear will drop in from the Top and all holes will ling up perfectly. You will need to remove some wood from the fwd bulkhead temporally to make it an easy drop in. You may be able to find a way to clear all obstacles with out this cut, I just see the need for this gear to removed many times during construction... Save the removed pice and make it a removable bridge later . If mounted on the top rail you will find the nose gear clearance on retraction is perfect, and you will also have clearance for the air cylinder on the aft lower fuselage when your gear is down. Bolt holes from the old style gear and new gear are identical, no need to drill or cut into your fiber glass fuse.