I tested a set of retracts using the KR timer with retract capability. It was just a test so the LG was mounted external to the wing. My question is how do you mount the inboard wing retract in the wing and still get the lead outs from the bell crank to the wing tip. The retract unit and the wheel seem to be right in the path of at least one lead out. The problem goes away if you build a twin and mount the gear in the nacelles, but in a standard single engine configuration not so easy.
The retracts are still sitting in the drawer waiting for a solution to this problem.
Andy
Hey Andy -- I'm just visualizing this in my head, but if the retracts were in the vicinity of the spar and not too far out from the fuse, wouldn't the inboard one be between the leadouts? You could angle the retract unit to get the wheel where it needed to be.
It seems like you could also mount the bellcrank high in the wing so the retracts would be under it, for the price of a bit more of an angle at the leadout guide.
If you were willing to make room in the fuselage, and if you could figure out the mechanics you could do some Cessna 177RG-style retracts, or some F4F-style ones.
I'm not saying we should all run out and install retracts, mind you, even if they could be made to fit.