FT_Legacy_Landing_Gear

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I searched for a landing gear here, but couldn't find one that would fit, so I sat down and made my own. Its upper side is flat to make it smooth and flush with the fuselage. Its underside has a wing profile to give it as little drag as possible, yet making enough room to provide a rigid and strong structure. The curved shape distributes forces evenly along the structure, giving it maximum spring capabilities with PLA. The axle holes are 4mm in diameter; I simply heated up the axles with a hot air gun and securely pushed them into place as I inserted them. Since it's wintertime and I haven't had a chance to fly yet, I can't vouch for the landing gear's stability, but it survived a couple of test hits pretty well, so I'm confident it'll hold up well in real landings. I'll upload pictures of it on the plane and some footage of a landing if it doesn't look too embarrassing compared to Josh's flying skills.