Jodel Bebe D.9 (oz1094)

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Jodel Bebe D9. Scale gas model for 3 channel RC, with Cox TD .05 power.

Update 11/2/2026: Added article, thanks to rocketpilot.

Quote: "A 1/2A sport-scale French homebuilt. Jodel Bebe, by Randy Randolph.

Many years ago, I joined the number of aspiring airplane jockeys with freshly obtained licenses to fly single-engine land airplanes. Once this new skill was learned, the desire to use it was strong. However, about the only way a guy with a day job and a family to support could fly was to rent an airplane. which took money! In fact, it cost as much for a hour in the air as it did to feed the family all week! Being a modeler with skilled hands and a creative soul, my only answer was to build an airplane. I dithered between a Jodel Bebe and a Fly Baby, which was my final choice.

While I was wrapped up in my project, one of my modeling buddies started work on a Jodel. I remember visiting him once while he was deep into his project. At the time, the main wing spar of that Jodel extended from his garage, through his kitchen into the living room (he must have had a most understanding wife!). It was then I remembered why I had opted for the Fly Baby with its folding wing.

Over the years, I have still retained a nice warm feeling for that little Jodel, and when I ran across a small 3-view while looking through some old magazines, I decided that the time had come to build one. Not the kind with the long built-up spar, but one suitable for a Cox .05 R/C engine and a radio to direct its activities. The result is a gentle-to-fly, yet frisky, little airplane that looks great in the air.

Although the airplane appears to be close to scale, liberties were taken to produce a 3-channel machine with a roll rate that corresponds to the rudder input. I doubt that ailerons would have been any more effective, and they would certaoinly complicate an otherwise easy-to-duplicate design..."

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