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CURTISS FIIC-2 GOSHAWK

When we featured Jeffery Fiscus’s 44-inchspan Goshawk as the “Pilot Project of the Month” in our July issue, we knew we had to get the inside scoop on how this gem of an aircraft came to life. Most often, the outstanding scale models we see are 1/4-scale and larger, so it’s a real treat to see such painstaking detail on a more miniature scale. A quick note to Mr. Fiscus and we had the beautiful detail photos you see here. And lucky for us, he was also happy to share the backstory of how he designed and built this little electric bipe. Here is our conversation:

Model Airplane News: How did you get started in designing scale planes?

I actually started designing my own models when I was a teenager. I always liked drafting and was very interested in aerodynamics. I would study plans in the magazines and adapt many of the design techniques I saw there to my own models. (Gordon Whitehead and Dave Platt are

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