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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild21-Mar-10 15:20
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You can see why it's named Dragon, as in Dragonfly.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild21-Mar-10 15:19
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The landing gear must be installed before the sheeting can be and that's what the nacelles fit on.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild21-Mar-10 15:16
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4 long days, 4 long wings
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild20-Mar-10 16:12
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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild20-Mar-10 16:11
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The leading edge is two pieces of 3/32" x 3/8" glued one at a time to the front of the ribs.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild20-Mar-10 16:09
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The laser cut pieces make the top wing assembly simple and accurate.
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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideParked19-Mar-10 18:24
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Patches and the Dragon
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild19-Mar-10 18:22
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I removed the outside blue wray from the clear plastic nose piece and painted it with Top Flite white primer. I then glued it on to the 4 corners of the frame with plastic cement and used medium CA later. I glued the formers up to the edge of the piece and filled the spaces between the formers with 1/16" sticks. After light sanding I added some filler to make it all smooth and when that was dry and sanded I used just a spot or two of MIcro-Fill to finish. It needs just a light sanding and a couple of coats of dope to be ready to cover and at this point it weighs 1.8 oz or 53 grams. Although not to be used, I've put in the rails for the servos for strength and reference.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild19-Mar-10 18:13
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This is all the stringers. The 1/16" wood is fairly hard which is a plus.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild19-Mar-10 18:10
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The instructions for gluing the sides together are easy to understand but getting the nose to curve that much isn't. After breaking it once, I made a piece from 3/32" balsa to fit between the sides and glued the sides to the piece. Leaving that top piece out, for now, made fitting the front plastic piece easier.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild19-Mar-10 18:06
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Then these are glued over the tapered pieces and the resta of the window outline.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild19-Mar-10 18:05
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Tapering the 1/16" pieces
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