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SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild11-Mar-11 19:42
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Small pieces of Sullivan cable tubing guide the rudder pull-pull lines where they exit the fuselage. The plans give no guidance on this exit so I borrowed ideas from the builds of others.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild11-Mar-11 19:40
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Thread is temporary till I find something more suitable. Brass rod provieds a means to tighten and rough trim.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild08-Mar-11 13:56
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Everything seems to fit together nicely. The directions say that the next step is to cover, but I need to figure out the rudder pull-pull lines first. The directions never address installing the pull-pull lines. Weight as shown here is 8.65 oz.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild08-Mar-11 10:36
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This being my second Dumas kit I was prepared for incorrect and incomplete instructions, but I wasn't ready for so many errors in the plans.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild08-Mar-11 10:34
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Tailwheel assembly installed.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild06-Mar-11 17:32
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Moving at the speed of PVA glue meant adding these stringers took quite a while. It is the first time I've added fuselage stringers that didn't rest in a notch so it was slow going marking all the positions then holding them in position till the glue set.
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SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild25-Feb-11 21:59
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It took two weeks for the motor wire I ordered to go to my old address 80 miles away before finding its way to me. Of course that wasn't till I gave up and ordered more wire from somewhere else only to have them both arrive in the mail today. Anyhow, all of the electroncs tested out fine.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild09-Feb-11 21:43
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The directions say to stick the motor on with silicone caulk, but I drilled a small hole and used some left over servo mounting screws instead.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild09-Feb-11 21:42
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Of course the directions tell you to route the wire through a non-existing hole so you have to cut your own.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild09-Feb-11 21:40
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Somehow I managed to get this far in the build without thinking about having to extend the motor wires and making a "Y" cable for them. I also need to figure out which motor rotates which way.
SteveMDumas Kit #1815,DeHavilland DH89 Dragon RapideBuild05-Feb-11 13:32
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The HS-55 servos fit well enough, but I had to do some cutting to allow th servo wires and Dubro E/Z connector to clear. The radio is essential to exercise the full range of motion.
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.
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