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9 May 2008

Flight Line PlansTM have announced three new models: Tango, a 55" span full house sport plane; Dazzle, a 19.5" aerobatic model with unusual controls; and PT11, a 11" span parasol wing micro trainer.

13 March 2008

A range of Master Airscrew 3 blade normal and pusher propellers have been added to the catalogue.

11 March 2008

A wider range of GWS propellers in black have been added to stock. The black versions are indicated by '(black)' against the prop size in the selection menus.

9 March 2008

The second design in the Flight Line PlansTM variations on a theme is Snazzle - a 21" (531mm) span 'Microlight slope soarer' with exhilarating performance in a very conveniently sized package. Construction is entirely in balsa and covered with SoLite for an all up weight of only around 76 grams. Snazzle comes into it's own when Zagis stop flying.

3 March 2008

The Spektrum DX6i 2.4GHz TX/RX Set is now available at £99.95. Building on the experience gained from both the DX6 and 7 the DX6i is a ground-up design delivering all of the advantages that Spektrum.s DSM2 technology offers, at a very affordable price. The DX6i is supplied with an AR6200 receiver. Using twin redundant path receivers Spektrum software processes incoming data to produce the most vivid image of the RF signal possible. The dual path redundancy plus the fact that the two receivers are situated in different locations and in differing orientations, provides the most bullet-proof RF link possible.

26 February 2008

The new 6-cell Scorpion Commander High Voltage ESC are now in stock. These outstanding speed controllers feature a switching style BEC circuit that works with any power input from 2-cell to 6-cell Li-Po battery packs. These new controllers also include an industry first: a wireless remote control programming system. This system allows the user to change a wide number of ESC parameters without the need for any cables or computers, and without even unplugging any wires.

7 February 2008

Molt Models Tyro, the smaller sibling of the Tyro 150 has been added to our range of balsa kits. Tyro is the ideal park-flyer trainer with a strong yet lightweight design.

5 February 2008

Mountain Models J3 Cub has been added to our range of balsa kits. This 1/9th scale pussycat is available with either full-length or clipped wings.

31 January 2008

The Plantraco Carbon Butterfly is back in stock at the new lower price of £177.50. This includes the ready-built model, transmitter and LiPo cell, all in a robust aluminium carry case.

29 January 2008

Flight Line PlansTM have just released an exciting new plan - Frazzle is a 16.5" (419mm) mini flying wing with exhilarating performance. It is remarkable how well this model goes on around 50 watts of power and, despite its proportions, it flies in a very spirited aerobatic fashion. Vertical rolling climbs are particularly impressive.

28 January 2008

Wunwuno is the latest model in the Flight Line PlansTM range of micro models. It is a 9.7" span 'Cartoon scale yesteryear jet' reminiscent of the evocative early '50s DE HAVILLAND DH-110. Powered by a 7 mm diameter pager using just 1 to 2 watts of power, it flies in a very spirited fashion managing rolls and loops, inverted flight and swooping passes.

13 December 2007

Due to exchange rate changes (SKK to UK£ down to 44.85 from 48.63 on previous order) we have reluctantly had to increase the price on some Micro Invent products. We have kept the price increase as low as possible.

11 December 2007

The Azarr micro antenna is now available for 40MHz.

30 November 2007

The lightweight Spektrum 2g 6 channel AR6300 receiver is now in stock. Ideal for use with Toki 1g or Blue Arrow 2.5g servos.

28 November 2007

The amazing 1g SmartServo RC-1 is now in stock.

27 November 2007

The Plantraco Micro Butterfly and F6F Hellcat Classroom Fighter are now in stock.

20 November 2007

The slimline E-Tec 450mAh 2S LiPo battery is back in stock.

16 November 2007

Scorpion 40mm motors are now in stock.

15 November 2007

New Flight Line PlansTM plans added: ME109, Sprite and RoundOne xl.

14 November 2007

The Scorpion HK-2221-6 (4400Kv, 525W max power) is now in stock. This is an outstanding motor for ducted fan or helicopter use (e.g. Gazaur Poseidon 480).

13 November 2007

Spektrum 2.4GHz radio gear added.

12 November 2007

The full range of Gasparin/Potensky 1 cell and 2 cell motors are now in stock.

8 November 2007

Corona RS410II for 35MHz and 40MHz and RD620II for 40MHz are now in stock. RS410II is a miniature, lightweight yet full range 4 channel receiver. The 35MHz version is ideal for indoor and park flyers, particulaly when used with the Azarr Micro Antenna. The 40MHz version is ideal for motorizing many plastic boat models.

25 October 2007

P40 in camouflage scheme added to Plantraco Classroom Fighters.

25 October 2007

Added radio gear and motors from Falcon Models: 'Breeze Block' receiver, 1.6g Servo, SCON2 (1.5A 2S LiPo ESC) plus PU05 and PU06 power units. These are specified for the Flight Line PlansTM RoundOne and Twinky and are also ideal for converting many free flight models to R/C.

17 October 2007

The Scorpion Motor Comparison Chart is now online. With all of the brushless motors that are currrently available, it can be a confusing maze of numbers trying to figure out how one motor from a manufacturer compares to another motor from a different manufacturer. The comparison chart matches motors from popular manufacturers with the appropriate Scorpion Motor that is closest in performance.

15 October 2007

Scorpion 40mm Series motors added. The new 40mm Motors are in production, and will be here very soon. There will be a total of 6 different models in the initial release, 3 in the 4020 size and 3 in the 4025 size. These motors will work great in .60-.90 size glow or .90-1.20 size 4-Stroke aircraft. The 40mm motors will be available early in November; we are taking pre-orders now, and will ship them out and soon as they arrive. To check out these new motors, go to the Scorpion 40mm motor page on our website.

Scorpion has received many requests for some new motors with a lower Kv rating for use in the small and mid-size 3D type aircraft that have become so popular. In response to these requests, two new motors have been introduced: S-3014-22, and S-3020-16. The S-3014-22 has a Kv of 892, and can swing an APC 13x6.5E prop on a 3-cell LiPo battery, and produce 1.7kg of static thrust with a 30 amp current draw. The S-3020-16 motor has a Kv of 812, and can swing an APC 14x7E prop on a 3-cell LiPo battery, and produce 2.13kg of static thrust with a 39 amp current draw. Both of these motors will also work very well with 4-cell batteries using smaller props.

11 October 2007

Molt Model's P-38 added.

8 October 2007

We are extremely pleased to announce our appointment as distributor for Flight Line PlansTM plans and kits.

Scorpion motor spares added.

The Plantraco sale is now over and our stock of sale price items has gone - some prices have gone up and some have come down. Plantraco have created a new web site featuring lots of new products. Some of these are on their way to us - more later.

4 October 2007

The Plantraco sale has come to an end. We will keep the sale price while stocks last, but they are getting very low. More receivers, starter sets and other goodies are on their way.

1 October 2007

The Scorpion HK 22mm Series motors are now in stock. These are high speed versions of the 22mm Series and designed for helicopters, ducted fans or hi-speed direct drive on small propellers. The HK-2221-8 is proving to be an awesome motor for T-Rex 450 size helicopters.

1 July 2007 & earlier

The Plantraco 'Classroom Fighter' A6M2 Zero is now in stock. . The Plantraco Starter Set 2 and Micro9 0.9g receiver are at a low sale price for a limited time. Other Plantraco components have been reduced in price.

The Stevens Aero MudBug is now in stock.

Now Available: Scorpion 22mm and 30mm Brushless Motors and ESC, high Kv motors for helicopter and ducted fans plus motor kits are on their way. Read more about Scorpion.

The Park Scale Monocoupe 90A kit is back in stock - now with 3 wing versions: standard, sport and aileron/flap.

The Blue Arrow R3P4 JST receiver is back in stock.

Just in - minature 35MHz radio gear from Micro Invent.

The Plantraco Monolith allows you to use your existing 35MHz transmitter with any of their 868MHz receivers.

The Radical R/C Micro Stick, as featured in Nigel Hawes' RCM&E review is here.

Double stator 12 pole outrunner from Komodo: kit KH-257D and ready built KH-2208.

The Plantraco 3g Carbon Butterfly is here. The coffee table can now be your runway!

Fantastic CNC balsa kits from Park Scale Models: Monocoupe 90A, Cessna 182 Skylane, Cessna 206 Station Air and Cessna 336/337/O-2.

Super CNC balsa kits from Radical R/C

Plantraco: the world's smallest/lightest production R/C: Tx, Rx and Actuators; Motors, Gearboxes and Props; Micro Racers and Starter Sets.

The amazing Flyware microREX 220-3-3200 which weighs only 11g yet can produce up to 200g thrust