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RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
Hi Lionel. You created one of most attractive looking NS. I hope that the changes you incorporated into the design work for you. I am sure you will let us know your experience with the model once on the water. I am glad when my design is modified for whatever reason. Good luck. Laddie.
Posted on: 5/23/2013 4:33 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: prop size
[quote]ORIGINAL: m-mtoys I am putting a 55 AX engine on this plane,but not sure what prop to use in a 3 blade or 4 blade. The engine calls for a 12/7 or 8 13/6or 7 Not space for a two blade prop. Carey [/quote] If there was no modification done to the kit, then 12� prop will fit nicely. The model does not need any larger props. Laddie.
Posted on: 9/14/2012 8:12 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11228316
RE: Aviatik DI build
Congratulation Martin. Not electric, but the sound makes up for it. Laddie.
Posted on: 9/14/2012 7:44 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11228286
RE: Russian Vakhmistrov Z-1, ( Tupolev TB-1 + 2 Tupolev 1-4 fighters
Here is my 84� twin engine Tupolev TB-1 and the little fighters Tupolev I-4 I built 13 years ago. I could release I-4s one at the time or both at the same time. Each plane was on different frequency. All models were made from the foam. I scanned the photos taken by old camera. Laddie.
Posted on: 7/4/2012 3:42 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11143104
RE: Seaplane pictures
[quote]ORIGINAL: damifino Thank you sir. What is the wingspan of the Teal? I found the back issue on FM's website but there are no particulars about the Teal. Thanks [/quote] 70". Here you can find unformation on the Thurston Teal. Scroll down to forth page from the bottom. http://flying-models.com/catalog/pdf/RCComplete2011.pdf Laddie.
Posted on: 7/3/2012 5:35 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11141032
RE: Seaplane pictures
[quote]ORIGINAL: damifino Are plans avaliable for Laddie Mikulasko‘s Thurston Teal ? [/quote] You can get the plans from Flying Models magazine.
Posted on: 7/2/2012 9:20 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11139867
RE: Plans or drawing for this ?
Here they are.
Posted on: 6/28/2012 4:39 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11134891
RE: Seaplane pictures
My fleet of models at the Float Fly organized by the Electric Model Flyers of Southern Ontario last weekend. The models are, Shearwater, 12 engine Dornier Do-X, 4 engine Dornier Superwal, Thurston Teal and scratch built Polaris. All were flown several times. Great weather, great turnout and no serious crashes. Laddie.
Posted on: 6/25/2012 3:49 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11130701
RE: Electrified Northstar
At the time when I was building e-NS I wasn’t aware that long battery wires could damage the ESC. I had lot of flights with no issues until one day the model just rolled to left in hit the ground hard. It wasn’t me. When I checked the remains, 10A BEC was toast. Maybe the spikes in the battery wires caused the failure. Since then I am using short battery wires and long motor wires. Laddie
Posted on: 6/19/2012 9:04 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11123784
RE: Lockheed F117 nighthawk
[quote]ORIGINAL: multimike We just test flew a scratch build a F117 NIghthawk form RCM plans, it took off fins and all seemed OK and then it pitched up into a nose high attitude and we could not get out of it , it wobbled all the way down and lucly for use only suffered a broken prop and rudders, can any one tell me WHY it happened and how can we gain control Mike [/quote] The model is tail heavy. Laddie.
Posted on: 5/30/2012 3:11 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11100393
RE: Phonix D.III - 1:10 scale April 2012 R/C Model Aeroplane Mag
Good luck with your Phonix. Here is the 66� Phonix I built 22 years ago. I am still flying it, but converted from glow to electric four years ago.
Posted on: 4/9/2012 3:51 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11034123
RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
You are right. Since these pictures were taken I changed the wiring so the speed controller is close to the battery.
Posted on: 1/24/2012 3:36 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10924589
RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
drumduan When I designed the N.S. about 25 years ago it was for plain bearing OS.35 I had. Since then me and other modellers installed all kind of glow engines up to the 120 four stroke. In 2006 I built the N.S. for AXI 4120/18 electric motor. I was happy with the performance. It was not as fast as the one powered by .46 glow engine, but still fast enough. If you want to read more about my electric N.S. go to this thread. When I designed the N.S. about 25 years ago it was for plain bearing OS.35 I had. Since then me and other modellers installed all kind of glow engines up to the 120 four stroke. In 2006 I built the N.S. for AXI 4120/18 electric motor. I was happy with the performance. It was not as fast as the one powered by .46 glow engine, but still fast enough. If you want to read more about my electric N.S. go to this thread and read the posts 395 to 408. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5123547 Laddie
Posted on: 1/23/2012 1:57 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10923679
RE: Krier Brothers Great Lakes Bipe Documentation
This site might help you. http://www.rccanada.ca/rccforum/showthread.php?t=132460
Posted on: 12/26/2011 5:10 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10876381
RE: Electric Northstar ?
Alasdair I did not check the RPMs. The 10� prop might be not give you enough thrust. The 10-8 three blade prop might work, but you might need to have the motor with the higher RPM / V then 515 RPM / V that the AXI 4120/18 has. I know it is a pain, but to get enough clearance, best would be to remove the nacelle and splice the extension to the bottom of the fin as shown on the drawing in previous post. Laddie.
Posted on: 12/2/2011 4:19 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10839414
RE: Electric Northstar ?
[quote]ORIGINAL: alasdair Bob, Did Laddie say how many watts he is pulling, and what size prop he is turning at what RPM? What wattage are you planning? I can not tell you exact numbers. I never been too interested in the numbers. Usually I use what I have on hand. Usually on my AXI 4120/18 I use 12-6 or 12-8 prop and 6S 5000mA Lips. Right now I do not have electric NS. The model was destroyed when my radio lost the contact with the model. I am enclosing the web site where I am writing about my E-NS. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6706878&postcount=6
Posted on: 11/29/2011 3:05 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10835115
RE: Martin M130 / Boeing 314 clipper
[quote]ORIGINAL: pdf3@comcast.net Hi there! I can email you some small 3-views of some 'drawings' I obtained from Boeing; if you want them, drop me an email at pdf3@comcast.net. Cheers, David Plummer [/quote] These drawings might help. Your Emily looks great. Laddie.
Posted on: 11/15/2011 8:45 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10813175
RE: Curtiss Condor by Laddie Mikulasko
Brad, did you receive the drawings I sent you? Good luck with building your Curtiss Condor. Here is my Curtiss held by airline pilot. Laddie
Posted on: 10/30/2011 6:08 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "RC Scale Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10789039
RE: North Star Question
Bikerbc Cut ¼� tabs at the bottom of the fin you have and make the slots in stabilizer. Good luck with your NS. Laddie Mikulasko
Posted on: 10/13/2011 1:31 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: North Star Question
The fin has two tabs at the bottom and they fit into the slots one in the stabilizer and other into the top sheeting of the nacelle. Laddie Sorry, wrong picture.
Posted on: 10/13/2011 8:30 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10763145
RE: Electrified Northstar
[quote]ORIGINAL: Strykaas Laddie, Do you think a more powerful setup could make your e-NS faster than the glow ones ? The e-NS is sleeker, and theoretically faster then, as there is no engine cylinder sticking out the fuselage lines... What do you think ? I see no real reason why a e-NS would be slower. [/quote] Yes, I think it would. Personally, I did not explored what motor is on market that could give NS more speed. Laddie.
Posted on: 10/7/2011 6:08 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10752810
RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Great shots. The RC MODEL WORLD magazine (U.K.) in August issue re-published my Aquabird. They offer some laser cut parts and the cowl. For more information go to: http://www.google.ca/url?q=http://www.trapletshop.com/plans&sa=U&ei=AJJTTv6yA-HN0AHz6KWRBg&ved=0CBIQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNHFUt1BrnfAVHfEyY8BFqSV9MVCRQ Laddie.
Posted on: 8/23/2011 4:51 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10683036
RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Maxiemac. I sent you e-mail. Laddie.
Posted on: 6/9/2011 9:36 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10564980
RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
I am enclosing some old photos I scan from my albums showing just minute portion what was done to North Star design by modellers around the world. Most of the scans are of poor quality, by it give you idea. First scan at the top is showing 150% version built in Ivory Coast Africa. As you can see, two bottoms are twin powered NS. Second scan is showing my long nose NS and several NS at the Skymaster Float Fly. Third scan is showing me digging out what left of my NS. The middle picture is showing 200% NS built by the club member Peter Baab and my 100% un-covered NS and my 50% NS sitting on the top. The bottom picture is from England. I think it is 150% NS. Two and half years ago the new kid on the block showed up in the form of 29� wingspan all foam version on the NS, designed by Steve Shumate of Washington State. He calls it the Polaris which is still other name for the North Star. I hope that my NS and his Polaris will continue bringing enjoyment.
Posted on: 3/6/2011 12:48 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
[quote]ORIGINAL: Cougar429 Laddie, is that firewall extension now changed in the BUSA kit? Goldenduff, if you are planning on moving the fuel tank away from the nacelle do not use silicone fuel tubing. It will eventually break down and be difficult, if not impossible to replace. For that I found aquarium air tubing the perfect diameter and easy to form with a bit of heat. [/quote] No. It is still in the same place which is OK.
Posted on: 3/6/2011 7:36 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Northstar mods - Tell me what you think
The North Star produced by Balsa USA is strong enough for normal flying using landing gear for land operation. If flown from hard surfaces without the landing gear, then glassing the bottom is required or use the lite ply for the fuselage bottom in front of the step. Since I designed the model over 25 years ago and build about twenty or so North Stars I did not find need to change the design to give it more strength. In case of crush, the fin and the nacelle will come off. I feel that no amount of reasonable reinforcement will prevent that. Over the years I did some cosmetic changes and I placed the elevator and throttle servos inside the nacelle, made the stab with top fin removable and extended the firewall by 1�.Sheeting whole wing will do nothing to strengthen the model, but will add un-necessary weight behind the CG. I do not discourage anyone to improve the design, just make sure that you do not add more weight to the back of the model. Good luck. Laddie.
Posted on: 3/5/2011 1:28 PM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10380833
RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
The C/G is 4" to 4-1/2" from the leading edge. Laddie.
Posted on: 10/14/2010 6:55 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=10067723
RE: Spectra II Amphibian
Here is my 66� electric Spectra II built from my own plans. Laddie.
Posted on: 10/14/2010 6:44 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Aquabird- Incidence, modifications
Great looking bird. You should have no problems if you balance it in the C/G location shown on the plans. I flew mine two weeks ago. My is electric. Good luck. Laddie.
Posted on: 10/13/2010 5:56 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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RE: Anybody flown the Sea Loon?
If changes Jim is suggesting do not help I would do this. Increase the buoyancy of the hull and add the step. You can do it easily using the foam block. Sand the block so it follows the contour of hull bottom up to the step. The step should be 1� high. Sand the block so the front tapers to nothing. This will give you steeper angle of the bottom which when moving forward should force the nose out of the water. Place the step under the C/G. Attach the foam to the bottom to the hull with double sided tape. If this does not work, you will be able to remove the foam easily. Good luck. Laddie Mikulasko.
Posted on: 10/9/2010 7:33 AM by Author "LADISLAV"
in the forum "Seaplanes"
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