ScaleBirds Radial-Powered Curtiss P-36 60% Replica – Sun ‘n Fun 2022

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Key Takeaways:

  • ScaleBirds, a Connecticut-based company, builds scaled replica fighter planes.
  • The company originated from a design student's senior project.
  • ScaleBirds aims to provide affordable kits for radial and inline-engined mini-fighters.
  • These mini-fighters are designed as sport planes prioritizing fun.
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An airplane-loving design student’s senior project gave rise to a family business dedicated to building scaled replica fighters “the right way.” ScaleBirds is a Groton, Connecticut-based company with plans to offer affordable kits for radial- and inline-engined mini-fighters—engineered as sport planes with a high “fun” quotient.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza.
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