Jerry Bates Dragon Rapide info sought

[James Rennie]

Hi 

  Is there some kind person to help me with the amount of movement I would need on the rudder, elevators, and ailerons on a Jerry Bates 96" Dragon Rapide that I have been building 

for years 

   Thanks Jim Rennie   

[Jon H]

Mods you might want to amend the title of this thread to remove the email address. 

 

I have no direct knowledge of the model but generally i would recommend all the rudder you can get as its a twin, a reasonable amount of aileron movement and a fairly minimal amount of elevator. I have sold countless engines for these models and they fly well i am told. 

[Martin Harris - Moderator]

Thanks Jon - and I've amended it as it's never a good idea to post your email address on a public forum!

[James Rennie]

Thanks for that Jon I have never put anything on the form before

[Jon H]

38 minutes ago, James Rennie said:

Thanks for that Jon I have never put anything on the form before

 

No problem, its easily done. 

 

I am trying to remember the names of customers who have built these in the past and seeing if i have their contact details to ask for their input. no luck so far as its been a while. 

[David P Williams]

Hi James,

I have the Jerry Bates plan and also the Martin Tuck plan at the same scale but no clues on either. Have you tried contacting Jerry himself via his website? Click here

[James Rennie]

Hi David 

              Thanks very much for getting back to me, yes I have had a few emails to Jerry on the build and he has been very helpful but he does not know about the movements 

he told me to ask his agent in the UK Flying Fighters they said they don't  od this model 

 

    Thanks again Jim Rennie 

[Chris Walby]

Is there a flight manual or museum that have one and ask them, then translate it to your model. plus as Jon says for rudder. Ailerons and elevator can be set on a three way rates switch and a bit of expo. 

[David P Williams]

Thanks for the prompt Chris - I remembered that I had found, years ago, somewhere in the depths of the internet, a copy of the DeHavilland Care and Service Manual for the DH89a. A quick rummage in my old desktop computer and I found the control movements for the full size aircraft.

 

 

This may help, but of course full size doesn't always translate directly to model size.

 

[James Rennie]

Hi David

               Thanks yet again I will work out the scale and set it up accordingly 

 

Thanks again Jim Rennie 

[Manish Chandrayan]

Is Jamie Cuff on the forum, he does fly one ? If not on here he can be contacted through FB and should be able to help

[James Rennie]

Hi Manish 

                 Thanks for that I am not on Facebook and I will have to get my Grandson to do it for me 

 

Thanks again 

                        Jim Rennie 

[RTW]

Hello -first ever post. Going to start the JB 96" Rapide.

Looking for interior plans/photo's of 1. radio training version & 2. the hospital stretcher carring version

Then I can decide on the interior

Any info?