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Here's an item or two from the latest catalogues, magazine advertising or websites - not necessarily all new products on the market, but items large and small that will be of interest.
If you contact any supplier as a result of reading this page, please be sure to mention ModelFlight.

Tore Loodin's Caesar is back! Brutus the cock and his two hens love to feed on Caesar's food; the cats will not attack Brutus, though, as he has a very short temper and a sharp beak! If you're a cat-loving model flyer, send a picture of your moggie and he or she could well appear here!

C-160 Transall

Have you seen this? It's another in Flair Products ever-increasing range of high-quality ARTF models, and its fairly close coupled engines and high wing are said to make it an excellent choice for your first twin. It was reviewed in the August 2001 issue of Model Flyer, apparently.

Developed towards the end of the 1950s, this aircraft filled a need for a general-purpose load carrier for the French and West German air forces. The overall layout was made similar to the already successful Hercules, but in this case a smaller aircraft was required with only two engines.

Flair's ARTF of this interesting plane has a wingspan of 1830 mm and weighs in at 2·85 kg. The fuselage is a glass fibre moulding and the wings are a three-piece foam veneered assembly, joined by the user with two dihedral braces. It has a length of 1350 mm and is designed for two ·25 2-stroke or two ·26 4-stroke engines. Radio requirements are 4-channel, 6 servos. As with all models in the Flair ARTF range, the manufacturer's hardware has been replaced with Flair's own higher quality gear.

The Flair catalogue number is AF009 and the cost is £229.95. Order on-line from Flair Products at www.flairproducts.co.uk (and please don't forget to mention ModelFlight when you do!).

If you go for this kit, or if you're already flying this model, please tell us about it and send us some pictures if possible!