Virginian and "Big bird"--thx a million guys for the tips on the means to cut/ size up/ beefup retract gear well areas. Spoke to a Yorktown VF-1 Squadron pilot today, friedn of my Dad...(pilot is 88 yrs old).Been wanting to call him for a while. I'm not getting any closer to building this plane,...it's midnight+..... but at least keep up with the historical end., The VF-1 Hellcats have several Jap shipping "sinkings" under their belts.....Great for a fighter, ..doig the fill-in work for the TBF Avengers. The VF-1's are "the Tophatters".. Told me he landed onboard the Yorktown with zero gas, after a raid. Engine Quit( fuel exhaustion ) upon touchdown on the wire......

Blessed guys, these WW2Vets...----Thx for the hel, guy. Take care---

Ed Sark