RE: Pitcairn PCA-2 Autogiro by Whirlybird Aviation
Landing gear mostly done. The guys designing this came up with a great idea on the faux struts. The weight is supported on the front and back wire, the brass tubes running up to the wing that simulate the struts are just for show and I think they look great. As much as I would have like to have done functional ones, keeping it simple never looked so good. The only thing I did was use 3/16" wire for the front legs instead of the 5/32 on the plan. I still need to add some cross support wires that go between all four legs where they bend in the middle.