You would have to make it into a tail dragger to do retracts. There is no room to retract a nose gear in this bird. As a matter of fact, I couldn't even get the dubro 10 oz take to work right in my plane, so I had to go to a hanger nine eight ounce tank. But, with the 56 sized four stroke, I'll still get 10 to 15 minute flights. Here are some pics of the build so far. This set includes the fuse (as it was finishing up), and some of the entire bird together.