{"product_id":"seagull-models-curare-61-pattern-rc-plane-arf-with-jp-retracts-green","title":"Seagull Models Curare .61 Pattern RC Plane, ARF with JP Retracts, Green","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the Seagull Models Curare .61 Pattern RC Plane, ARF with JP Retracts, Green\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Curare .61 is inspired by the widely popular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHanno Prettner 1977 World Champion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAI pattern aircraft of the golden era. 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