Arrow II (oz15613)
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Top Flite Gold Edition Arrow II. Radio control scale model. Wingspan 81 in, wing area 1089 sq in, for .60 -.91 engines.
Discontinued kit.
Quote: "Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Top Flite Gold Edition Piper Arrow II. One of the unique features of this Top Flite Gold kit is the scale corrugations on the vertical and horizontal stab and on all of the control surfaces. The corrugations are optional, but add much to the scale effect of this model.
While this kit can be assembled by intermediate builders, note that the corrugations take additional time, skill and patience. Read through the manual to see how the corrugations are made and how they are covered before making a decision. Should you decide not to build your Arrow with corrugated control surfaces simply replace the die-cut, corrugated skins with regular sheeting (not included).
Another option is to build the plane with fixed or retractable landing gear. This kit was designed to fit Robart retracts, so should you decide to install another brand any modifications required would be up to you. Flaps are another option. The manual is primarily geared toward building the Arrow with flaps, but instructions are also provided for building the model without flaps.
Lastly, the cabin top is vacuum-formed from a clear, PETG plastic sheet. The window outlines are molded in. Finishing the cabin top requires masking, sanding and painting around the windows. Since the cabin top is molded from PETG, it may be painted with Top Flite LustreKote.
The level of scale detail you wish to achieve is up to you. Simply by following the instructions you’ll end up with a model that very much represents a Piper Arrow II. But you could also 'go all-out' by adding even more scale details to make a model that would be a contender in any level of scale competition.
For the latest technical updates or manual corrections to the Piper Arrow visit the Top Flite web site at www.top-flite.com open the 'Airplanes' link, then select the Piper Arrow. If there is new technical information or changes to this model a 'tech notice' box will appear in the upper left corner of the page.
DECISIONS YOU MUST MAKE This is a partial list of items required to finish the Piper Arrow that may require planning or decision making before starting to build. Order numbers are provided in parentheses.
RADIO EQUIPMENT Even though the Piper Arrow is giant-scale, it’s basically a '.60-size' model. Therefore, the Arrow doesn’t require any specialized, heavy-duty radio gear. It may be flown safely with standard servos on all of the flying surfaces except for the full-flying stabilizer. The stabilizer should be controlled by a ball bearing servo with at least 50 oz.-in. of torque. Servo extensions and Y-harnesses will also be required. Following is a list of servos and other gear used to build the Piper Arrow as shown in this manual. If you set up your model differently, other radio gear may be required..."
Update 30/10/2024: Added CAD plan in DWG format, thanks to KurtWolfram.
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Instructions (79 pages).
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(oz15613)
Arrow II
by Mark Hampe
from Top Flite
2004
81in span
Scale IC R/C LowWing Civil
clean :)
formers unchecked
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Submitted: 26/09/2024
Filesize: 2045KB
Format: • PDFvector • CADfile
Credit*: KevinMaldonado
Downloads: 594
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Hi Mary / Steve, Thanks for posting the plan I sent you. Here are a few pictures of one of my two TF Arrow's [main pic, 004-007]. I installed an RCGF Stinger 15cc in it and have Robart retracts and Hitec servos. Getting it ready for maiden. The other one is still in the bones and will have fixed landing gear.Kevin Maldonado - 23/10/2024
Doh. Have added missing wing sheet to the cad zip file now.
SteveWMD - 31/10/2024
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