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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild25-Mar-10 02:23
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Top of the wing sheeting is finished and leading edge on left wing has been sanded to shape. I'll cover the bottom wings today so I can build the nacelles on it.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild25-Mar-10 02:20
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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild25-Mar-10 02:19
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How R4A fits
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild24-Mar-10 16:12
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The plans for the 53" Guillow's B-29 shown at the bottom are the largest I have on hand. By arranging the wing patterns across the path of the paper going through the printer any distortion will be applied to both wings. The Sopwith Camel plans above it have the same layout the DH-89 has, providing potential for the left wings to both be shorter than the right wings. But of course they were dead on.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 20:55
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The upper right wing on the plans is not to scale as you can see by this 3/32" gap at the end of the ailerion T.E. (Part A9)
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:37
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I'll finish sheeting the top out to the break but will not add any more wood to the outer panels.It's raining and the lilac bush just in front of the brick column is showing its first flowers.
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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:33
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David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:32
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I've added some extra stringers to the outer panels for strength and ease of covering.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:27
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The bottom has been fully sheeted and filled out to the break (gull).
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:25
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The top sheeting and two 1/16" stringers have been glued in place. This is as far as the plans go with the bottom wing.
David DuckettDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Mar-10 06:22
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After bending, the landing gear wire is "lashed" to the plywood mount using nylon thread and then given a coat of medium CA. I enlarged the laser cut holes with a T pin. The bottom sheeting is then glued in place.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild22-Mar-10 21:48
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Making the tail feather outlines. I elected to make the bowing forms out of a lamination of 1/8" and 1/16" balsa sheet. It would have been easier to use some 3/8" thick by 6" wide sheet I had, but I couldn't bear to carve it up when I had a pile of low quality balsa from Tower Hobbies on hand. Notice I had plenty of broken sticks.
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