Duster (oz7000)

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Duster. Free flight sport model for Pee Wee power.

Quote: "Buster, you just ain't had fun till you fly a Duster. And this tun is right from the 'Pan Handle.' which is why the western name. Duster, by Harry English.

We'd be afraid to count the models we've built in the last ten years that were strictly for contest work. The number would frighten us, Now don't misunderstand us - we're still a contest modeler and always will be, we hope, but everyone needs a change once in a while. Duster provided that break from contest work. It's something to play with in the afternoons when you don't want to risk losing that new contest job that you've just finished trim-ming for next week's meet.

Try Duster and we promise it will be a barrel of fun for you, too. Incidentally, it wasn't planned that way, but the Duster could be adapted to the new PAAload rules.

Wing and Stabilizer: We always like to get the wing and stab surfaces out of the way first because that way they have a longer time to dry without warps, (we hope) before covering. The Duster's construction is straightforward plain vanilla without any difficult twists.

We personally prefer cutting all the ribs first and sanding them in a pinned-together stack before inserting them in the wing or stab - supposed to be more accurare this way. Since Duster's wing and tail are multi-sparred, we didn't add the 1/8 x 1/8 spars until after the dihedral (1-1/2 in under each tip) had been blocked in and the cement thoroughly dry. Note that the spars in the stab go across the rudder slot and are not cut out at this point. Instead, the rudder is slotted for the spars and railing edge and inserted later, after covering.

We don't know how many fellows really know how to put a good set of wing tips on a 'square' wing - it's real easy - just cement some soft balsa sheet or block to the end rib flush with the bottom and wait for it to dry well. Now take a sharp knife or razor blade plane and shave the block down to the wing's top contour. Go ahead and sand the top until it is parallel with the rest of the airfoil top. A good sandpaper block or razor plane (we don't know how we ever got along without ours!) is now used to taper the block from the bottom of the end rib to the top of the tip..."

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