Hello all,
I'm finishing up the building of a slow poke made to look like a p-51b. The "Slow Crow". I put retracts in the wing and they opperate great. I have noticed on many other planes that the wheels wells are carved out of foam or framed in with vertical grain sheeting. Is this a must? My wheels retract into the first bay on each side of the fuse. the bay is closed off by a rib on each side and a shear web on the main spar. Is this enough? This is my first plane with retracts.