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Old 04-14-2015, 04:57 AM
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One thing you should consider when you mount the main gear doors is whether to articulate the doors like scale. When I did this on my plane I had to re-adjust them after almost every flight. After several hundred flights I changed the upper mount from a hinge on the wing skin area to a solid block glued to the door, then attached to the strut with Goop. 2 small slots in the door allow a small tie wrap to go around the door and strut. The tie wrap can be painted to match the door so is not obvious. This arrangement allows the door to move with the strut so landing stress (shocks, grass, etc.) don't knock it out of alignment and cause hung retracts.