Mike,
The Whitley undercarriage folds very much like that of the C47 Dakota.
The main legs fold like a man's leg.
The "hip" joint is on the lower front edge of the wing's main box-spar.
The knee folds forwards
The rear wish-bone componant is also fixed at the top on the box-spar
lower edge and at it's other ends (there are two)- just above
the "ankle". This piece lets the thigh-shin move forward slightly
during the fold.

If I get time soon, I can post an naimation in the file section.
--
MdD


--- In Whitley_project@..., "Mike Hill" <mike.hill@b...>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone I just joined the group.
>
> Can anyone tell me how the Whitley's undercart is arranged & how it
> moves? I can't see the arrangement in photos coz of the shadows & U/C
> doors and I can't find a drawing either. And it doesn't seem to
> survive on crash sites judging by the photos...?
> Clearly the pivot point is the top end of the rear fork as the wheel
> moves forward from 'down' position as it retracts, but what are the
> main legs doing? Do they have 'knees' & fold above the oleos, do the
> tops of the oleoes move fwd or aft....?
>
> Mike