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SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild05-Feb-11 00:33
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Routing of the elevator push rod and sleeve make it clear that the elevator servo does belong on the right hand side.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild05-Feb-11 00:32
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Rudder and elevator servos viewed from the bottom.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild04-Feb-11 19:18
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Tail feathers ready to cover.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild31-Jan-11 22:01
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Rudder assembly.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild31-Jan-11 22:00
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Detail view showing the alignment of parts FW and FWST. Mine had some slop in the fit and the plans made it look like the tops are flush, but you want to make the bottom edges flush instead.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild30-Jan-11 00:24
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Both motor mounts are finished. I went with PVA glue again for strength and to have time to make sure all was aligned before the glue set.
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SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild21-Jul-10 19:00
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Fuselage is starting to come together. Bending the curves for the nose was a little tricky, but I brushed on water and let it soak and added a little more bend each day I worked on it till it was fully curved. Lots of butt joints, I hope they hold up.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild10-Jul-10 00:55
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The sides are complete, starting now on the bottom and top.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild30-Jun-10 20:59
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I cleaned out the thread holes with a pin vice then hardened the end of the thread with CA to act as a sort of needle. Rather than use thin CA to held everything together I opted for some 30 minute epoxy. It does add a little weight but I think it is worth it considering how rough some of my landings can get.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild23-Jun-10 21:33
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Lower wings also assembled and sanded to shape.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild29-Mar-10 22:04
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Upper wings assembled and sanded to shape. The plans give no indication of how many hinges to use and where to put them so I elected to put one near each end of the ailerons.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild25-Mar-10 22:33
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Ready for the leading edge laminations then the stringers.
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