de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide / Heller 1:72

[hedo]

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











Sion / Switzerland









Constuctions Report see website IPMS Switzerland

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

Kind regards from Switzerland
Helmut

[LarsaQ]

Himla snyggt bygge. Gillar denna kärra skarpt.

LarsaQ

[hedo]

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


Kind regards from Switzerland
Helmut

[GeekJoan]

Sobert!

[hedo]

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

[GeekJoan]

Sobert = Bra! I mina ögon.

[hedo]

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

So I thank you for your nice compliment

Helmut

[Ingvar]

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

[hedo]

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

[jonaszett]

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