So I guess procrastination paid off. I had originally planned on light fixed landing gear and approx 3 pounds of NiCads. With the lighter LiPo batteries I was able to add retracts. I believe that I have the retracts down to 1.8 pounds now. Century Jet made them to handle four 2.5 inch wheels on each main gear, but I handn't measured the space between my wing spars and I didn't know they wouldn't fit. It was my mistake, not theirs. I shortened the axle bar and the axles for the 2.0 inch wheels. Now it all fits and is lighter as well.

I am curious.... Does your B-36 fly similarly to a large glider? Also, the wing extends far beyond main gear. How is landing? You must have to keep the wing very horizontal...

I don't recall the wing span on yours, what is the span and do you know the wing loading?

You may find it interesting to look over the fuselage build photos that I posted. I put a link in my previous post. Correction: there are no car part photos in the zip file. When I made that statement I was reviewing the wrong zip file. My bad.

Mike