Ok Mike now you made me go dig out a Hobby People catalog to find out what in the heck a Tangent is.

Those axle adapters in that link are typically used on airplanes from around five to nine lbs. So for your 15 ounce airplane they would be entirely inappropriate. I would be willing to bet three burned out glow plugs aginst a stale glazed donut that your first instinct is correct. And that is to bend the gear wire ninty degrees and use the supplied retainers.

Now to something a bit more important. That ship is a micro pattern plane and if you are a beginner and its your first plane it is in fact an entirely inappropriate aircraft to learn on, I can only assume you are a beginner since this is the beginner forum, forgive me if this is incorrect. I would not attempt to fly this ship without an instructor and even then it is going to be a handful . Its no doubt a snazzy flyer but far better to park it for now and learn on a proper trainer. If not its not going to live long.

John