De Havilland 'Dragon Rapide'

[Geoff_Gino]

Hi All

Has anyone heard of or seen a kit for the Dragon Rapide.

Would love to have one.

[Sky Sharkster]

Hello Geoff, I tried a search for "Rapide" kits, couldn't find a single flying model! There was a plastic scale kit on eBay, 1/72nd scale. I believe. I've never even seen scale drawings for this airplane, just photos.
You might try the "Scale" Forum, the folks there may have better resources for scale drawings. This "Old Timers" Forum is not for vintage full size aircraft scale models, it's for vintage model aircraft, in other words, the models discussed here were never real airplanes scaled down to models (that's called "Scale") they were always model aircraft, built years ago.
I know it's one of those funny twists of the language that "Old Timers" doesn't mean any antique aircraft. In this case it means "Old Timer Model Aircraft".
Good Luck in your search!
Ron

[buzzltyr]

Geoff, Pat Tritle is developing a kit, 42" ws. Prototype build thread:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=559571

Mark

[Geoff_Gino]

Hi Mark and Ron

Thanks guys - bookmarked the build thread which I'll follow with interest.

[kemsing]

I was at Duxford Air Museum near Cambridge, England on Good Friday with an old school friend visiting from Canada. There was a Rapide doing joy rides all afternoon...up down up down etc about every 15 minutes! Very pretty aircraft.
Sean (aka kemsing)