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Retractable Landing Gear ideas

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Flying Boat

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Apr 19, 2003
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Location
Surrey B.C. Canada
Hello Everyone.

I have been messing around with a number of retractable gear designs and I am not that confident with my ideas, so I was hoping for a fresh approach.

First off, it does need to be retractable because it is an amphibious aircraft. Second I have been told to stick to tri-gear because the landings are simillar to seaplanes and I am not sure I am up to mastering a tail dragger.

The plan is a flying boat (hence the moniker) with the main gear in sponsons attached to the sides of the hull and the nose gear retracting up into the bow.

If anyone has any thoughts or sources it would sure help me out.

Thanx:)
 
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