22 inches on mine

I have one of the older Laser 2000 (has counter balanced elevators). Just finished it about a month ago and flown it the past 3 weekends, flys great. This is my first gasser and larger aircraft.
I have a FPE 3.2 with a 21x10 and it's unlimited vertical. Weighed in at 16.5 lbs balanced perfectly with the moving of batteries, no added weight needed.
Running three batteries, (ignition 6V 1400mh, servo's 6V 2400mh, receiver 4.8V 800mh), optical isolator, Hitec digitals all around (4 5625's, 1 5945 on rudder) with a JR 537 on the throttle.
Used all supplied hardware except used Dubro swivel Ball links on elevator servos. Used a sullivan tail-wheel bracket and different main wheels.
Plane went together very easily, the guys at Kangke where great when I called a couple of times with questions. They even sent my some updated hardware (since I had one of their older models) for free.
Still learning to fly this model but out of the 9 flights (the first 2 where trim and radio setup performed by someone else) it has performed flawlessly, it can do anything that can be thought of (not by me, but Jason sure made it look easy).
Have had only two mishaps, the first was on my first landing, cracked a wheel pants when I went of the edge of the runway and then on my last flight broke the prop on landing when I found out the servo arm on the rudder was stripped and the rudder was stuck at full left (I'll take a broken prop over wrecked plane any day).
Over all this plane is great, company is very supportive and I would like to thank all those who helped answer my many questions during the planning and building, BAS, Erick Royer, OutCast, Comtech001 and Kangke USA tech support (sorry forgot your name but I think it was John).

Steve

Thanks Andy, Sounds like it will be a little taller than the Hurricane.
Ed M.

For this size of plane I thought a 3.2 wouldnt be
enough motor, but it sounds like I am wrong. Would everyone agree that a 3-w 75 would be too much engine.

Yep.
And I think you would have prop clearance issues.
Its much lighter than a Giant Stinger and that flies real well on a stock G62 which is not up there with the ZDZ etc.

3.2 is plenty of engine for this plane, I think a 75 would be too heavy up front and way over powered

I can see where the zdz is lighter and enough
power but, what about a smoke muffler? Does anyone have a good one available?

Im using the Supersonic pitts has a smoke fitting and the outlets seem bigger than the others.

Hi Andy

Where do you get this kind of muffler , and what kinda money are we talking?

I got it from RC Showcase I believe it was around $98. All of them seemed to be that or higher. Its the one in the pic i posted.
i selected it after looking at the output sizes plus one other brand I hear has some cracking issues due to vibration. www.rcshowcase sells all 3.

Here's mine!

I got one too......

jds

What's the honest 411 on the quality of construction on this plane? And could someone tell me how the advertised "removable tail" works? Is it just stabs on tubes? I have a new DA-50 looking for a home, and I promised it I would find it a good one.

Thanks, Tom

P.S. What's it covered with, and how good is the covering job?

Tom,


Do a search and you will find only good comments about kangke. These arf's
are of the highest quality on the market. The planes are covered with ultracote.
You can see a review of the Texas hurricane at:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/a...article_id=222

Serge

Tom,
There is also a great review by Eric in the laser.
[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=27[/link]
I have one and it's great, just replace the wheels and tail gear and everything else is top stuff.

I epoxied the tail on mine. replaced the landing gear and tail wheel, pinned the firewall as its a 60, Thats it.
Covering job is outstanding. 1 yr and still no wrinkles, wish I could do that!
Airframe is showing no signs of trouble.

What servos are you guys using on the Laser?

Tom

see my post # 52 of this thread:

I went with Hitec 5945's on all control surfaces and a 5475 on the throttle. Probably overkill on everything but rudder but I figured I can use them when I graduate to a bigger bird.

I'm trying to use a Zenoah G62 on the Kangke Laser 2000. Because the carburetor is side mounted on this engine, it will be protruding outside of the cowl on the right side. I'm having trouble figuring out how to cut the cowl to be able to install it. It looks like a slot will have to be cut in the cowl more than 1/2 its length in order to clear the carburetor?? Can the carb be mounted closer to the engine so that it clears the cowl?

Advice from anyone using this plane/engine combination would be appreciated. A photo of the G62 is shown below.
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Water-born; I have a G-62 on mine, and I love the way it hauls the plane around. Even the guru's at our club are amazed. Vertical? Out of site!!! Simply cut the hole for the carb with 1/4" perimiter, and 3/4" for the cylinder head. It looks fine, gets plenty of air for cooling, and needs no velocity stack on the carb..........

jbflier,

Thanks for the info - knowing that the G62 will actually fit in the cowl gives me a lot of confidence when I start to cut! I assume the bottom-aft wooden support on the cowl will need to be removed to clear the cylinder head?

Also, which muffler did you use - Pitts Bisson or Slimline?

Dave

Replace the plastic fittings on the control horns as the plastic is brittle.
My elevator let go causing a sudden grounding from 30ft up. The plane is WELL built.
Think hard about how you are going to secure the tail section
Mine has started to come loose with a Zdz 60 after a while.
I did epoxy it on from new. Now Im adding some pins as the Rudder post pins seem to be loose. ( cant get tail off as its epoxyied).

andyt, sorry to here about the crash. Hopefully the repairs won't keep you grounded long. I think I'll take your advice on replacing the control horn fittings.

I also epoxied the tail section - it seems very solid right now (but the plane hasn't been flown yet). Other threads suggest replacing the main gear with something stiffer. Any opinion?

Water-Born; I didn't have to cut the rear lower brace for the cowl to clear. The spark plug has to come out, but that was it. Yes, the horn brackets suck. Very brittle. The landing gear on my plane will be replaced this winter, with a TNT gear. (Same for my Hurricane) The 22-10 prop does have a clearance problem, if you happen to pound in a landing. I too epoxied the tail section on. These are all rather std precautions though with ARF planes. You'll really enjoy this plane. Try going to www.downonthedirt.com and see the video of Joe flying the plane......[8D]