Hey Bryan,

glad to hear you're interested. I'll fire the PDF plans to you. Please just send me a PM with your email address as I might have misplaced it.

Rendegade,

yup! That was the first thing I noticed while sorting out the gear on the plan. In truth though, there probably is the same issue on the full 60 size. The main problem is the shallow fuse depth of the Dirty Birdy and the UFO which share a very similar fuse. I believe there's enough length (5"), although the mains and the nose gear length don't necessarily match up at the moment as drawn. I left a healthy 4" from pivot to ground on the mains which translates closely to the same required amount for the NG. If that's correct, then I should have enough space length wise in the FW to F1 spacing for 9" prop clearance.

The height is another matter. As mentioned, it is shallow, but a 1-1/2" wheel should fit if the 3-3/4" long tank is positioned just aft of the end of the 5/16" solid nose intermediate sheet and the 5/16" square stock behind it. This allows the tank to be flush against the top 5/16" sheet which provides another 5/16" of clearance. The wheel should tuck in underneath the tank without it protruding more than 1/4" perhaps from the bottom of the fuse.

This is the main reason that I modified both the BHE and David's CAD plan to terminate the top nose intermediate sheet just where necessary in order to fit the tank in its bay. Although the tank is 1-3/4" tall there might potentially be another slimmer tank that could be used (maybe cylindrical or oval). Another possibility of course would be to make the overall fuse a little deeper but this might involve introducing a belly pan on to the wing and a rear fuse extension - I'd rather not do that as it will change the lines of the UFO. On the other hand, since the width has deviated from the 60 scale (in order to provide space), it might balance things out nicely. I guess a UFO with a belly pan would not quite be a UFO anymore.

Much to sort out still. I'm sure Bryan will have some comments too.

David.