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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/12/2004 7:41:58 PM   
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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/16/2004 2:20:54 AM   
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Tower Order showed up 2day, Engine, Monokote, Servos.

Balsa should be here later this week.

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/18/2004 5:31:18 AM   
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Wings are reddy for sheeting

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/18/2004 1:13:41 PM   
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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/19/2004 5:31:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi all more progress,

Laddie M. has the plans showing balsa sheets and formers to build the fuse not a truss.
His method is good, however I have built more airplanes then I can count and if you want to get the alignment perfect on the first shot a truss built on a level plane is the best way to go for one time builds. I also have an Aeronautical Engineering degree so taking on the truss is no big deal. Even the way I am building the Arrow is extremely easy, its just a bunch of cutting of ¼” balsa sticks that is easily done with one swath of a razor blade. Laddie has 1/8” sheeting on the sides, I reduced it to 3/32 because of the truss. The “longerons are made of ¼”2 Poplar, the uprights and diagonals are made from balsa. The other big mod is building duel “A” frames that will be bonded to the fuse. There are distribution plates in the rear that will support the “A” frames. I drive a truck so I do not need removable wings, this will save some weight and make the plane more water tight.

The Arrow is Extremely easy to build no mater if you build it to plans or the way I did. There are only 7 ribs per wing panel its hard to beat that, no tail boom, no elevator exc…………….. the only extra work you have to do to make it a sea plane is a good water tight monokote job.

Some pics of the plane so far, and no the pod is not glued to the fuse I just haven’t built the pylon for it yet.

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/19/2004 7:42:10 PM   
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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/21/2004 4:02:58 AM   
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Wing and engine pod is attached but not glued to the fuse yet.

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/21/2004 1:30:57 PM   
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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/21/2004 3:09:58 PM   
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Looking good!!

What's missing though is the "jag" in the wing that the real Arrow (CF-105) had. It's going to stop the nastiness that happens when you hit 1500 mph!!!

I wonder how it would affect the flying characteristics - would look really neat though!!

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/22/2004 5:32:32 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think i might put curved wing tips on it.

Good news my K&B .65 and GMS .61 have the same mounting pattern, I am first going to try flying the plane with the K&B because it is 6oz lighter then the GMS. If it needs more power ill switch to the GMS

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/22/2004 6:52:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		The "ARROW" as you say is a NEW item from Laddie.

He has had 4 -5 kits all available from BALSA USA however, when I spoke to them last week they told me that they were NOT going to be carrying any more NEW designs of his. What they did do however, is t hey gave me his home telephone number. As luck would have it, he only lives a short distance from me. So I gave him a call. Needless to say, he wasn't in at the time.

Anyway, all of his designs are pretty complex.

I scanned the print from RCM and I blew it up to full size. (36" printer) The original in the magazine looks fairly sharp to our naked eye but when its blown up, it's really not too readable. The basic lines are OK to make out but the words and letters are bad.

PRINTS are available f r om RCM but they only give you a copy of the magazine article. When I emailed Laddie, I asked him if and when or better yet, where can I get a respectable assembly booklet like the ones that BALSA USA sends out with their blueprints and kits.

Once I he ar from him, I'l l get back to you. ee,i

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/22/2004 3:00:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I wonder why ?? Maybe they are perturbed that he has obsoleted the North Star - as if they didn't get enough mileage out of it.... (Of course the real answer might be that they still have 400 North Stars in stock, and no way are they going to admit that they might carry the Arrow until they are (mostly) gone.

I was quite amazed at how popular the North Star was - didn't realize it of course until I started searching the net for information. It would be nice if someone would offer to set up a web site for Laddie - I think that his creations are not popularized enough outside the area that is within reasonable travelling distance of 905..

I still think that the JAG in the wing a la the CF-105 would be a neat addition... Anyone have any thoughts on how it might effect the flying characteristics ??


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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/22/2004 10:37:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a North Star, the plans to the Aquabird and I am building an Arrow right now. If there are any questions on how his planes go together I should be able to answer them. The pictures of the fuse that i am working on is a modification to his design.

For people thinking about building the Arrow i would recomend it.

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/23/2004 9:29:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		How did you guys get plans I ordered mine on the 5th and am still waiting for them what is up with RCM plan service??

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/24/2004 4:45:25 AM   
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I would just call them up and ask for a tracking number

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RE: Northstar follow up : ARROW by Laddie Mikulasko ! - 6/24/2004 4:50:06 AM   
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Wing tips, servo rails, bottom fuse skin, engine cowl, antenna tube

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