Milcent

I am finishing the first half wing of the P51. I am asking how to fit the retract gear in the wing.
I have both a retract and a strut to assemble. The strut seems to me very long and it let only a short length of wire to fix them trough the adapter bushing (as mentioned in the robart documentation).
Since i have a strut i think i don't need the default wire with a round inside.
I draw on the picture what i think to do : reverse the wire in order to have a straight length (no round inside), then mount the strut on the wire. The wire length will be around 1 1/4.
Is it the right way for doing such assembling ?
Thanks. Pierre.

Bax

My Feedback: (11)

Yes, you would use a straight wire, since you have the strut. You'll lose a little fore-aft flexibility, but you'll be able to use the scale strut.

Milcent

Thanks Bax. Since i will loose some fore-aft flexibility do i need to re inforce the ribs that support the gear ? I am thinking something like a thin plywood rib to double the number 4 and 5.
Pierrre.

Bax

My Feedback: (11)

You'll have to make your own mounting. A bit of reinforcement couldn't hurt anything, but be careful of the weight. You're adding stuff in the tail, and that means it doesn't take much added weight to have a very noticeable affect on the balance of the model.