Английская Википедия:DSK Duster
The BJ-1 Dyna Mite, or California Sailplanes Duster[1] was a sailplane designed by Ben Jansson in the United States in the 1960s for homebuilding.
Design and development
A conventional shoulder-wing design with conventional empennage, no component of the BJ-1 exceeds 18 ft (5.5 m) in length, in order to facilitate building and storage in a domestic garage. Construction throughout was of wood, apart from a few mouldings (like the nosecone) made of fiberglass. The BJ-1 Dyna Mite first flew in 1966.
The rough building sketches from Ben Janssons prototype design from 1963, were refined by Hank Thor and the BJ-1B Duster plans were released in 1971 featuring a lighter weight, extended wingspan and a lower canopy that required the pilot to fly it semi-reclined. By 1977, more than 200 sets of plans had been sold. In total 371 sets of plans were sold and DSK (Duster Sailplane Kits) sold about 169 kits.
Variants
- BJ-1 'Dyna Mite'
- BJ-1B 'Duster'
Aircraft on display
- US Southwest Soaring Museum - prototype[2]
Specifications (BJ-1B)
References
External links
- http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/AC/aircraft/Duster-Sailplane/duster.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070617044316/http://www.sailplanedirectory.com/PlaneDetails.cfm?planeID=94
