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“I have been flying my Freewing 80mm F-86 for couple of months as my first EDF and I have been HARD on the landing gear as I experiment with batteries, CG and landing technique! I have split the plastic outer-housing on this Nose Gear Retract TWICE by smacking the plane into the dirt with Gear down. (I have purchased TWO of these units, so far...) The thing is all metal except for the plastic housing. ... in my testing, nothing broke or failed except that outer case. ... The unit is held together with five small screws and disassembly/reassembly is easy. The large pivoting landing-gear mount follows a metal block driven on a worm screw, and that block LOCKS the gear in the down position. It's a solid lock that only fails when the plastic casing splits upon impact! ... As I said, I have replaced the original nose gear in my F-86 twice after splitting the case as a result of a hard landing... and the new unit simply drops into place... an exact replacement.You can probably pay more money, elsewhere, and maybe get a tougher, more durable unit... but for the low price of this unit and its apparent quality, it's an outstanding value.”
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“These retracts are functional but not very strong and they sometimes get stuck. Had one brand new malfunction for no real reason. Understanding that inexpensive does not always mean cheap, in this case, cheap is cheap and inexpensive.”
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“I ponder why my product replacement does not appear similar in build to that shown in above image. Mine came without radius re-inforcement in the case side walls. Since my first unit failed in this area I thought I was getting an improved product. It would seem to me , that I got a replacement identical to the original retract. Jeez , I ordered 2 thinking I was getting ahead of the curve. A lot has been written concerning the overall weakness of the retract system, on this model. I only hope my added skill and wisdom will bring good fortune. LOL”
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“This is supposed to be a direct replacement for the FW F-86 80mm nose gear retract. However in order to use it you have to disassemble both the old and new retract and swap the shaft, as the new one is too short to accept the wheel assembly. If it weren't for the major surgery on what should be a plug and play item, I'd be giving 5 stars.”
