I know its definitely NOT a scale crop duster, but if you had to pick one to model off of to make it more accurate, which one would it be? The canopy looks too plain, likes its missing something

Looks like a 4* bash in progress

The high crop duster canopy is useally a build up of flat surfaces. I don't know if this is simplicity, or if the optics of the flat surfaces doesn't destort the view from the cockpit. That concept would be one that I would go for if I were bashing a kit to look like a duster.

Don

i got a good deal on it the other day, too good to pass up. 150.00 with a magnum 4 stroke. All i need is a rx and battery to fly it..... here are some better shots of the weird looking canopy

It could be a Fletcher they where built under license in Hamilton N Z

What may make it look odd is that crop duster pilots usually sit very high up. And many of them have a roll cage.

That canopy was obviously made by a derainged ex 'Devo' fan or perhaps it intended to be one of the Saturday Nite Live coneheads Appears to be made out of an inappropriate section of plastic bottle.

I seriously doubt that this airplane was any kind of attempt to kit bash into a crop duster. However it could rather easily be done with some simple additions like a built up turtle deck an sloping foredeck with a raised cockpit. Just this simple change the airplane would start to resemble many of the various low wing monoplane type ag planes.

John

Piper Pawnee wannabee

i'll probably just end up changing the canopy, to a more traditional one. Thanks for the replies though

I agree I think it's a 4 Star as well.....

I'm not so sure. On the four star, the top of the horizontal stab sits flush with the top of the turtle deck. And this one looks like it has fatter wings. Here's a 4 * pic for comparison:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFG06&P=0

Agstar !

The turtle deck isn't as high as a 4*, but the rest of the goemetry is very close. It should be a good flying plane reguardless.

Don

Just looked at the first photos again and yes, the airfoil is a lot fatter than a 4*. Assuming the wing fits the fuselage cut out.

Don

Hi
This plane was design by Jim Thompson (whirlWind Aircraft) Colorado

Dust Devil or Duster Sport
engine 70-1.2 4 cycle or 50 - 90 2 cycle
wing span 76 inches
weight 6.75 to 8lbs
CG 4 13/64 to 5 1/16 from leading edge per print

hope this helps
nelson

sister to the duster
http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=702123

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