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Braced mid-wing landing gear

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cluttonfred

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As our longtime members already know, I have a thing for old French designs and have often thought the Farman F.455 Moustique III/Super Moustique would be a great inspiration for a retro open-cockpit two-seater with VW power: Interest in a modern incarnation of the Farman F.455 Moustique?

Essentially, it would be like a plus-sized TEAM MiniMax with side-by-side seating for two and a largely exposed VW engine. I suspect I would go with V-strut bracing rather than wires, though I could see an argument for V-struts below and wires above to reduce landing loads on the struts and retain the vintage feel. My question here is about the combination of wing bracing and landing gear.
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The original straight axle is not ideal for brakes, which I would like to have, and I also want to keep some sort of springing to the gear even if it's just bungee wraps. Right now my thought is rigid X-strut bracing for the bottom pylons (where the wire bracing is now) and maybe bent half axles hinged from the intersection of the X.
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Does anyone have any better suggestions or historical examples of how to work this out relatively simply?

Cheers,

Matthew
 
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