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Default RE: NEW DLE 20cc Gasser! (Data & Links 1st Post)

Sure, Lifer. It's the KMP ARF. 87" span, 63" or so long. Dry weight came in at 18 3/4 lbs. for a wing loading of just over 50 oz./sq.ft.. The manual calls for .46 2-strokes or .72 4-strokes. That means the DLE 20's should be just right. Funny thing, even with the DLE's, it still needed 3 1/2 oz. of noseweight. The kit came with retracts, but they are crap. I ordered a set of SpringAir gear three weeks ago and I'm still waiting for them to show up. Once the new gear is in, all I'll need is some decent weather for the maiden. Everything else is ready. This thing swallowed 22+ ft. of servo extensions and thirteen servos. If it turns out I need wheel brakes, there's another servo. Other people have flown these kits at up to 22 lbs. successfully, so mine is actually considered "light". My KMP bearcat has a DLE 35RA and at 42 oz./sq. ft. flies great and lands slower than you might think. High wing loading doesn't bother me too much as long as I pay close attention to my landing approach. Here's the Bearcat landing.
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