ORIGINAL: olnico
You won't be disappointed. This is the best Mirage they have ever designed. It is also the best one I have ever seen anywhere.
One weak point of their previous Mirage was the gear.
I have checked the new M2000 gear design personally. It is rock solid.
There are still two pistons but the way they work is totally different compared to the previous Mirage.
There is one standard mechanism in the wing that does all the job including locking and unlocking the usual way.
Then there is an additional piston that you can see from the outside. It is here for scale purposes and to help the main mechanism during operation.
The gear mechanism is 100% made of AU4G and it is massive.
Note that the sliding groove is machined only on one side of the main gear retract walls to improve the strength of the unit. It also allows the mechanism to fit in the wing: the gear mounting bracket is higher on the other side.
I totally agree with you, Eric sent me all these pictures but at the time I did not want to advertise this bird per his request. My current Aviation Design Mirage does not have AD's gear, great for static but that's pretty much it.