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De Havilland D. H. 89 Dragon Rapide Swissair HB-APA came as a prototype of total 728 built D. H. 89 in 1934 to Aero St. Gallen and was taken over by Swissair on 03/20/1937. To 1948, she received the new registration HB-APA. Went on 06/24/1954 at Farner Grenchen and 1955 the Motorfluggruppe Zurich for sightseeing flights.


De Havilland D. H. 89 Dragon Rapide Swissair HB-APA in silver paint (Photo collection H. Dominik)

Swissair used three de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide from 1937 to 1954. The first (HB-APA) was acquired in 1937, in 1948 pushed the other two machines HB-APE and HB-APU for Swissair. The Dragon Rapide was used for flights between Austria and Switzerland.

Referenz:
Swissair fleet DH-98
http://www.sr692.com/fleet/11_dh89/index.html

As a further reference on the DH-89 Dragon Rapide nor a report which was published in the scientific journal cockpit in the April issue 1998th
http://www.ipms.ch/files/public/1456427 ... apide_.pdf

Kit de Havilland Dragon Rapide D.H.89, Swissair / Heller 1:72
The Heller kit comes from the late 1970s.


Here, I then attached a few individual supplements. The banners are parts in the kit in very good quality.

I had intended to build on the basis of this kit a Swissair machine with silver paint.

Model photos





St. Moritz / Switzerland











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Constuctions Report see website IPMS Switzerland

http://www.ipms.ch/plugins/forum/forum_ ... c.php?3477

Kind regards from Switzerland
Helmut

Himla snyggt bygge. Gillar denna kärra skarpt.

LarsaQ

The small Dragon Rapid has again found its place in my showcase.


Kind regards from Switzerland
Helmut

Sobert!

Sobert! Ha ... ha ... ha ... Poor Boy
You're right. Is simply the best

Sobert = Bra! I mina ögon.

Swedish is a very interesting language just for me just hard to understand

So I thank you for your nice compliment

Helmut

I believe we have a serious case of "missed in translation" here In Switzerland French is one of the official languages. Sobre in French means "sober = not-drunk". Hedo, I think what GeekJoan means with is a clean, tidy and elegant build. We have actually imported the word "sobre" from France in the 18th Century. It has slightly changed meaining in Sweden over the centuries, -but the exact meaining is actually sober (nykter) in Swedish. Most people in Sweden think it means someting more like elegant, but then again, -you tend to be more elegant when you are sober;)

I agree with GeekJoan, it is a nice build.

/ Ingvar

Thanks for your detailed explanation of the meanings of the words. Is always very interesting to know new language concepts to learn.
Kind regards from Zurich

Helmut

Also in swedish....
APA means monkey/affe
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