I'm measuring approximately 135mm diameter best case scenario (with prop nut as center point) So I think there wouldn't be much left of the cowling by the time you wrestled it around this motor.
A couple folks including myself are trying out the the retracts from the flightline f4u. They are much more solid feeling and look a lot better than the ones that come with it.
The controller housing is still plastic, but everything else inside is metal and the strut is solid aluminum with little to no slop.
Its pretty easy to fit it, but it's not a drop-in replacement.
1. The wheel that comes on it is too big for the well, so take your pick of other wheels that fit.
2. The Strut is about 6-8mm too long to land in the center of the well. I cut the spring a bit and fit a small 8mm piece of lite ply into the suspension system
3. The 2 aft screw holes end up in a place where there isn't much wood to screw into. I made some 1/8" plates out of lite ply for a more secure attachment and allow use of the original "aft-holes" (hehe)
I haven't maidened mine yet, but Daan has a few flights on his with the flightline retracts and he's good so far.
I'm told the 25-46 e-flites are an easy way to go also, but I'm a horizon hater and the flightlines are half the price.
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A couple folks including myself are trying out the the retracts from the flightline f4u. They are much more solid feeling and look a lot better than the ones that come with it.
The controller housing is still plastic, but everything else inside is metal and the strut is solid aluminum with little to no slop.
Its pretty easy to fit it, but it's not a drop-in replacement.
1. The wheel that comes on it is too big for the well, so take your pick of other wheels that fit.
2. The Strut is about 6-8mm too long to land in the center of the well. I cut the spring a bit and fit a small 8mm piece of lite ply into the suspension system
3. The 2 aft screw holes end up in a place where there isn't much wood to screw into. I made some 1/8" plates out of lite ply for a more secure attachment and allow use of the original "aft-holes" (hehe)
I haven't maidened mine yet, but Daan has a few flights on his with the flightline retracts and he's good so far.
I'm told the 25-46 e-flites are an easy way to go also, but I'm a horizon hater and the flightlines are half the price.
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