I didn't get too far tonight, but I did get the main retract fitted in to the left wing.

I wasn't sure how to secure the retracts, but it seems to me that the strongest structure in the wing are the carbon fiber wing spars.

I used 3/8" basswood to make a a couple of pieces similar in shape to center of the rib. I then made spacers of very light balsa and put them between the ribs and retract mount pieces. I epoxied the basswood pieces to the spars and used CA on the spacers. I think this is the only epoxy in the plane so far.

It didn't come out all that pretty, but it is very solid and should withstand a rough landing. It took quite a while to get it all fit in place. I still have to box in the rib area where I cut out for the oleo strut and wheels.

These are Century Jet retracts. In order to fit them in this slender wing, I had to rotate the retract cylinder 180 degrees. That means that one of the air fittings is between the cylinder and the retracted oleo strut. The nylon right angle air fitting was .4" tall. I only have .3" of space when the gear is retracted. Does anyone know where I can get a low profile right angle air fitting? I sent an email to Century Jet but they haven't answered back yet.

Mike