Huff Daland Duster Model

On ViewAlways — permanent collection

AdmissionIncluded with Admission

LocationDelta Flight Museum · Hapeville

About

Delta Flight Museum Aircraft Manager Art Arace led the project to build a full-scale model of a Huff Daland Duster to add to the fleet of historic aircraft at the Delta Flight Museum. Within nine months, Art and his team of staff and volunteers built the Duster from concept drawings to final assembly, by hand. Link with Delta's Beginnings The Huff-Daland Duster, nicknamed the "Puffer," was the the first aircraft specifically designed for crop dusting in 1924. The crop duster goes back to Delta's beginnings. A fleet of these aircraft were operated by a division of Huff Daland Airplanes, Inc., called Huff Daland Dusters, which was the world's first aerial crop-dusting company and the predecessor of Delta Air Lines. A group of investors purchased Huff Daland Dusters in 1928, renamed the company Delta Air Service and began passenger service in 1929. Delta continued to operate a crop-dusting division until 1966. Duster (Replica) Image Gallery