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Time will tell, I am fairly confident it will do the job.

A Tundra! Thanks for the kind comments. Rewatching the landing it is interesting to see the nose suspension working.

Thanks. It has been a real challenge and a lot of fun getting it to this point!

Standard 3.5kg units from Aliexpress. The legs are custom designed and printed in pla+. The mains have a shortening mechanism like the full size plane. There are more details in another video

X1.4 is my estimate. This is my next step. Already have a 6s FMS 70mm for fitting. ~1.5 m span and ~5kg . Needs a few mods like spar sizes I think.

Thanks! I’m hoping you build one! Would be great to watch on your channel. Takeoff at your airport might be tricky though lol. Please no more tree climbing!

@@philb1167 It is very possible and I would love to do it. However, I will finish my current projects first.

@@JoeSmith-zv4ic wow a 90mm! I am going to do a 70mm and scale by 1.4 but 90 is really going for it! Please post your progress. What are you scaling it by?

He is very cheap. A little less to drink and he might even keep the camera steady!

Currently 2x 1500mAh 4S give a fairly reliable 3 mins with ~30% left. Depends on how you fly it, I guess. Keen to see how you go with bigger batteries. The space is there but I'm wary of extra weight.

I have to laugh as the Spit was mine! A racing incident, nobody’s fault, but it was entertaining 😎. I was interested to see if I could fix it for my friend 👍

Full story at ruclips.net/video/2yFmnxTwlGs/видео.html

Hi David No, the pin is definitely not sliding through the trunnion. The printed leg is very firmly clamped to the pin with the two bolts you can see which are also being using for attaching the magnets to. The pin has as much play through the trunnion as it had with the original steering arm (very little) and is now removed. The sticking during retraction, without the magnetic clip, is caused by small rotations of the leg, allowed by the slackening of the wires This results in the leg fouling with the channel in the gear mechanism. Without the magnetic clip it is almost impossible to keep the leg straight enough to retract properly. Even if I rounded the leg (making clamping much more difficult) the wheel would still have the opportunity to rotate and foul with the sides of the fuselage. I considered all sorts of spring systems to keep the leg straight, however, the complexity was just too high. This solution was so simple and has the added advantage of keeping all the important parts in one compact unit making replacement easy if necessary. I will add a more detailed assembly video for the assembly playlist shortly. ruclips.net/p/PL4t0ePJ6lBLkPONDPnyJDBgU0p2a_JgNd

@@philb1167 Thanks Phil, I appreciate the explanation. Front gear looks great.

Hi MrSurtz Yes, the fixed gear version is currently available on CULTS: cults3d.com/:1913920 The retract version will be available soon (after its tested) Both versions (mostly the same parts) are/will be free to download. Feedback and flight reports appreciated. There is also an RC groups thread if you want a bit more information at: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4434827-Gloster-Meteor-f-4

@@philb1167 Thanks

I think steering is possible with a different unit. I have an "Electric Retracts" 15- to 25-Size unit with a much shorter arm that I intend to get working in due course. It has its mounting points one the other side to the current unit so will need a different mount block insert, however, it's steering arm is much shorter. I'm still learning about nose steering geometry etc. I just don't want the arm poking out the side of the fuselage. One of the other builders on the RCgroups thread has fitted the more standard steerable nose gear units with a few home mods and I intend to investigate that option as well. If you think of an option you want parts for, I'm happy to CAD them up with your dimensions (if it's not too complex). Search up the RCgroups thread and become part of the conversation. (www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4434827-Gloster-Meteor-f-4/page17)

@@fdm225 short answer is I don’t think so. At ~1.8 kg it would take a strong arm. Bungee launch is possible and it has taken off without wheels sliding, however, the risk of grass in just one edf is too high at my field IMHO.

Slowly but surely. The nose gear design work is mostly complete. There are a number of concepts to test. The main gear is a little more complex so requires a few compromises. Expecting (not promising) a couple of months. Progress will be reported in the RCGroups forum page.

lol thanks The full video is almost an hour and covers wing installation etc. I’ll break it up into digestible bits!

Or shrivel in the sun!

Yeah, I just don't know what he was drinking!

Thanks George EDF is Xfly-Model Galaxy X5 50mm 12 Blade 4600Kv EDF For 4S. There is a 3S version so don't get them mixed up. Rated thrust is 900grams if everything is perfect (don't expect full efficiency). This is very good for a 50mm fan and it sounds great too. 40 Amp ESC recommended to drive it but probably borderline if you run it flat out. I only run 40% once airborne.