I recently purchased a Top Flite kit-built plane from an estate sale that is thoroughly beat-up. I have to do some repairs and re-covering. I considered fixed landing gear since I had not planned on making a big deal out of this project. But I found this place, PW-RC, from China that sells retracts real cheap, pneumatic and electric. I purchased a set of electric metal trunnion retracts for $30 plus a set of struts for $20. Of course, these only rotate 90-degrees, not 100-degrees like the e-flites. I eye-balled the fitting and it fits. I also have got it working on my bench with the radio. The question is how will this setup last. I know I am pushing my luck, but if it fails, I can always go back to fixed gear.
Last edited by hsukaria; 11-06-2013 at 10:48 AM.