1/12-Scale Fieseler Storch – Luftwaffe’s famous WW II “STOL” workhorse

For some unknown reason, the Fieseler Storch is my favorite aircraft. Perhaps this goes back to when I built a 1⁄6-scale model some years ago and became a student of the prototype. The plane has somewhat of a “cult” following and, although many argue about its aesthetics, the Storch was quite an advanced design in the mid-1930s. It was “the helicopter before they had the helicopter” and many still fly today, including replicas. The Luftwaffe...