While I am waiting for my retracts to show up I was trying to figure out what I need to do with the wing. So I started laying things out on the wing and I have come up with some questions.

The two black lines together from the servo cutout to the wing root is where the edge of the tube is. The black line along the wing root under the wheel is the thickness of the root rib. The other line by the servo is where the servo horn would line up with the servo in it's cutout slot.

First question is I don't know how long the strut should be. Using the fixed gear as a guide and allowing for the frame of the retracts it does not look like it will be much. I used the fix gear as a guide assuming that is how high it should be. Maybe that is a bad assumption.

Second question is can I use larger wheels to give more height if the strut is real small? The wheel in front of the black lines is 3 1/4 inch. May look funny with the 3 1/4 wheels so 3 inch may look about right.

Third question is I was wondering if I could move the retract further out to where the servo opening is to get more height. Then the servo would be mounted sideways and moved below the retract towards the leading edge. I realize the stance between the two wheels would be wider. Which should improve ground handling.

Fourth and last question. Can the retracts be installed in front of the tube and what would be the drawback to doing so? It may help with balancing moved closer to the center but what would it do to ground handling, etc. Seems like there is plenty of room there to mount them.

Sorry for all the questions but I do appreciate your time in responding. I am sure I will have more once my retracts get here and I need to put in the gear mounts and the support to them.