James Rennie Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thanks Jon - and I've amended it as it's never a good idea to post your email address on a public forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rennie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Thanks for that Jon I have never put anything on the form before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rennie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Walby Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David P Williams Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rennie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 Hi David Thanks yet again I will work out the scale and set it up accordingly Thanks again Jim Rennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rennie Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTW Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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