retractable side-deploying main landing gear

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This is a retractable main landing gear for RC planes. It deploys on the side, as the landing gear on the PBY Catalina does. It's supposed to be actuated with 1 6kg servo. The servo mount should be glued on the side of the gear like in the picture. I am still working on a better way to do this, though it still works. In the final version, a second mirror gear is supposed to be glued on the other side and be actuated with the same servo. Hinges are made by passing a piece of 1.75mm filament through the holes and flattening it on both sides with heat, kind of like a rivet. Please use a raft for printing this as the parts are pretty small and elephant's foot will screw with the tolerances. Any criticism or remarks about this gadget is highly appreciated