View Full Version : trex 500 , whats going on ??
oldschool269
08-14-2007, 06:19 AM
Hi , any updates on the 500 ??
i have been salivating waiting for it ... can some one tell me something about when we may see it ..??
thanks
Jason
theglennster
08-14-2007, 07:59 AM
I think go buy a 600 and have done with it, its only money. I've heard sometime September is the date but I cant see that happening, maybe December when its snowing ! :DOHOK not in Aus.
Big Fil
08-14-2007, 10:38 AM
Just get a 600 like Glennster said. It may not be until the end of the year until that one comes out. If you want a new heli I wouldn't wait around for the 500 at this point as it's still very much vaporware and rumors.
jack726
08-14-2007, 12:52 PM
All the parts for the 500 have all ready been manufactured.
WillJames
08-14-2007, 12:54 PM
I am very happy to wait until it is ready, then buy...build...and FLY BABY!!
Really looking forward to a 500 sized machine. :D
Bunter
08-14-2007, 02:00 PM
Dang! I had just about nailed my internal 450 or 600 dilema and I saw this. From my limited knowledge a heli in between the two would be well worth looking at for what I'm after. It also gives me loads of sim practice time :)
And I know this doesn't make sense for a newbie but I like the idea of being into a new model early in its life span so that those little gems and tweaks become part of the experience rather than bolt ons before the first flight.
Cheers
Bill
oldschool269
08-14-2007, 04:42 PM
I think go buy a 600 and have done with it, its only money. I've heard sometime September is the date but I cant see that happening, maybe December when its snowing ! :DOHOK not in Aus.
LOL's ive already got 2 600s a 6s and a 10s they arent bad, i just recently cleared out my 450's all of them ,
where is my pro 500 kit ??... im hanging for a build right about now !!
my tool box is calling out to me ...
LOL's
Jason
jackheli
08-14-2007, 05:38 PM
Why don't you guys take a look at the Hurricane 550?
Anthony.L
08-14-2007, 05:41 PM
Honestly, take this as a sign to just step up to the 600, you will thank yourself down the road.
fogger
08-14-2007, 06:40 PM
Does anyone really think the align 500 will be able to keep up with the logo 500? (Just strirrin' the pot boys) ;)
-Fog
Efliernz
08-14-2007, 07:33 PM
Any ideas of battery size for the 500?
4S lame version, 6S power version oh oh oh oh...
I would love to think it will have a 6S 2200 option so all my 450 packs can become 6S 1P 2200.
bullaculla
08-14-2007, 08:07 PM
Does anyone really think the align 500 will be able to keep up with the logo 500? (Just strirrin' the pot boys) ;)
-Fog
They might be close, with the LOGO probably ending up being lighter with better power to weight ratio.
It will be hard to compare a stock t-rex anything to a logo especially since it doesn't come with powerplant/ESC. I'm gonna wait and see how the trex500 looks and then make my decision.
But the logo500 vids are very impressive! The hurricane doesn't impress me at all for some reason...
Big Fil
08-14-2007, 08:32 PM
Fogger the Logo is straight badass and I doubt the Trex 500 will perform like it does. That being said they are really not in the same category even though they are both called 500s. I thought the T500 will be spinning 425 sized blades from the rumor mill and the L500 is spinning 500 and 550 blades. The thing Align will do is own the price and parts distribution aspect hands down.
flyingtanks
08-15-2007, 12:54 AM
Last rumor I heard was a possible Christmas (Dec07) release. The blades are 100mm longer than the 450 (or something like that). It fits right in the middle size-wise between the 450 and 600. Somewhere on the Web is a graphic showing the dimensions of all three (I can't find it now of course).
fogger
08-15-2007, 02:10 AM
Right, I think I heard that bigfil. It doesn't make much sense though, what with the logo and gaui offerings in the 500mm arena, to make a 425mm bladed bird that's just barely bigger than a 450. Honestly I think we need some standardization on the electic side. Using the motor size makes no sense like it does on the nitro side. IMO they should all agree to use blade length on the E side to make it clear. Thus the 450's need to be re-named the 325's, the 600's stay as-is, and the t-rex 500 gets upsized to take 500mm blades. Heck, that may be what the delay is all about; perhaps Align realized they needed to compete in the 500mm blade arena and started over... (who knows)
-Fog
Jermo
08-15-2007, 06:21 AM
Where did you guys hear the T500 would swing 425mm blades? The posts I've seen that were semi "official" stated the rotor would be 1090mm which would mean 500mm blades. I've not seen anything semi offical since then. Only guesses and speculation.
oldschool269
08-15-2007, 06:41 AM
what do you guys think of this to keep stick bashing until christmas ???
http://takeoffandland.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=134_136&products_id=1812&osCsid=b0ec6a0318f89b42c4cdfedb3d971067
anyone flown one ??
Jason
Where did you guys hear the T500 would swing 425mm blades? The posts I've seen that were semi "official" stated the rotor would be 1090mm which would mean 500mm blades. I've not seen anything semi offical since then. Only guesses and speculation.
From JK and the gal in the Align booth at IRCHA.
Ron
Big Fil
08-15-2007, 03:07 PM
I could have swore I heard 425 mm from Finless. Basically it sounds like it'll be Lepton sized.
Ticidytoc
08-15-2007, 04:51 PM
what do you guys think of this to keep stick bashing until christmas ???
http://takeoffandland.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=134_136&products_id=1812&osCsid=b0ec6a0318f89b42c4cdfedb3d971067
anyone flown one ??
Jason
Stay away from that thing Jason.
cbdane
08-15-2007, 05:20 PM
what do you guys think of this to keep stick bashing until christmas ???
http://takeoffandland.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=134_136&products_id=1812&osCsid=b0ec6a0318f89b42c4cdfedb3d971067
anyone flown one ??
Jason
I personally would never touch anything from the company that designed the HDX300.
ct420
08-15-2007, 06:09 PM
I personally would never touch anything from the company that designed the HDX300.
:thumbup: - Got that right!
Finless
08-15-2007, 10:54 PM
I could have swore I heard 425 mm from Finless. Basically it sounds like it'll be Lepton sized.
Nope back in May I was told 450 to 455 mm blades and thats what I quoted. I now have heard Jason is redesigning the entire thing (again just a roumor) so who knows what ti will turn out to be now...........
Bob
Ticidytoc
08-16-2007, 12:04 AM
Nope back in May I was told 450 to 455 mm blades and thats what I quoted. I now have heard Jason is redesigning the entire thing (again just a roumor) so who knows what ti will turn out to be now...........
Bob
If he wasn't happy with the first design it's a good thing.
I can wait.
AdrianM
10-03-2007, 03:25 PM
Nope back in May I was told 450 to 455 mm blades and thats what I quoted. I now have heard Jason is redesigning the entire thing (again just a roumor) so who knows what ti will turn out to be now...........
Bob
I bet they are looking at the Hurricane 550 sales and thinking about going to a bigger 475-500mm rotor disk.
My Hurricane is just as smooth and stable as my Trex600E but it cost a hell of a lot less to get up in the air even with the costs of bigger motors and 3200mah packs.