Originally Posted by
Stanwell
In the case of the Albatross, the wing thickness where it abutted the fuselage was, from memory, something like 28 inches.
I would have thought that was adequate depth for the wheel and associated 'struttery'
It's a moot point whether the undercarriage bay was considered to be in the wing or the fuselage - the wing was a one-piece construction with the wheels retracting into a void forward of the spar. The photo below would suggest that there wasn't much scope for moving the wheel bay outboard:
