DSK Duster

BJ-1 Dynamite/ BJ-1B Duster
Role Sailplane
Manufacturer Homebuilt
Designer Ben Jansson and H. Einar Thor
First flight August 1966
Number built 70+


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 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

Specifications (BJ-1B)

General characteristics

Performance


References

  1. ↑ Air Trails: 84. Summer 1971. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ US Southwest Soaring Museum (2010). "Sailplanes, Hang Gliders & Motor Gliders". Retrieved 26 May 2011.

External links

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