Dusty

Dusty. Radio control sport model, for electric power with brushless motor. Wingspan 930 mm. Uses foam and balsa construction.

Quote (google-translated): "A small, fun electric model that can be quickly reproduced in series to assemble a fun aerobatic team with your friends.

In the wake of the famous animated film, just released in its second version, Within a couple of months, we reached the day of series testing with ten models! A resounding success, which, thanks in part to the numerous requests for the project, encouraged me to offer it to a wider audience of model airplane enthusiasts.

The model is made of Styrofoam, Depron, and a little balsa. We cut it with a TGA, but there's nothing stopping you from doing it by hand with the appropriate templates.

The fuselage is made from 50 mm thick Styrofoam, but 40 mm is sufficient for the wings if you want to save money. The wing is in three pieces: a central one without dihedral and two outer wings with 35 mm dihedral at each end, glued with 5-minute epoxy. For greater stability, I added a 1° twist to the wing during cutting. The ailerons are made from 3 mm Depron + 1.5 mm balsa composite and are hinged at the top with a hot-melt polyester strip (made from transparent sheets used for laminating documents).

The central section, where the rubber bands and the fuselage will be pressed, is reinforced with a couple of layers of wrapping paper glued with vinyl or a strip of 120 g/m2 glass fiber and epoxy resin. The 6 mm birch plywood engine and landing gear mounts and the reinforcing cheeks for the rubber band attachment pegs to secure the wing will be glued to the fuselage.

The tailplane is a 3 mm Depron + 1.5 mm balsa composite with a tape interposed..."