New Align CF Blades?

wannaflyguy · 04-10-2009, 12:30 PM

Are these blades new? I saw them for the first time in my LHS today. They are the Align CF Blades (Item #HS1292T).

How are they?

ken22golf · 04-10-2009, 01:34 PM

I asked this question a while back: http://helifreak.com/showthread.php?...highlight=325D

Bob O · 04-10-2009, 02:05 PM

Been using them for a while now. Very nice blades, I run a governed 3100 head speed with these.

wannaflyguy · 04-10-2009, 03:44 PM

I like the look of them.

trickybit · 04-10-2009, 07:53 PM

That's the 325D blades, HS1292. They're very similar to the other 325 CFs (HS1231). Maybe a little lighter (my HS1231 weights vary by almost 2g, but are always matched), 325D maybe a little stiffer torsionally.

I can't tell the difference in flight, but I haven't swapped them on the fly for an A-B test.

Jim

wannaflyguy · 04-10-2009, 09:15 PM

Yep, the box on em says, HS1292T 325D Carbon Fiber Blades. Curiosity peaked, so I weighed them all. Here are the results:

HS1292T 325D CF= 18 grams
HS1231 325 CF= 20 grams
HS1158-01 325 Pro Woodies= 20 grams

See the pics.

trickybit · 04-10-2009, 11:11 PM

Yeah, but I just put a pair of 1231's on that came in under 19g, maybe closer to 18g.

Go figure, eh?

ken22golf · 04-11-2009, 12:00 AM

Yeah, I was surprised by the weight variation in a few of my 3K CF blades. I had 3 singles left over from crashes and I got like 18.7, 19.4, and 20.5g. It took a good bit of tape to balance a couple out...I've got some TP blades that I will try one day soon: 10mm longer, stiffer, and 21g

04-10-2009, 12:30 PM	#1
wannaflyguy Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA	New Align CF Blades? Are these blades new? I saw them for the first time in my LHS today. They are the Align CF Blades (Item #HS1292T). How are they? Attached Thumbnails __________________ RC Heli's are flying moneypits!

04-10-2009, 01:34 PM	#2
ken22golf Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bridge City, TX	I asked this question a while back: http://helifreak.com/showthread.php?...highlight=325D __________________ 8S Trex 500 ESP, Jazz 55-10-32 / 3026-1000 (Neu 1706/2Y ordered), 3517 cyclics, Spartan w/ 3500G, 425D, 7C FASST

04-10-2009, 02:05 PM	#3
Bob O HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Negaunee, Michigan	Been using them for a while now. Very nice blades, I run a governed 3100 head speed with these. __________________ Warp 360 Spartan Vortex VX1

04-10-2009, 03:44 PM	#4
wannaflyguy Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA	I like the look of them. __________________ RC Heli's are flying moneypits!

04-10-2009, 07:53 PM	#5
trickybit Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palo Alto, CA	That's the 325D blades, HS1292. They're very similar to the other 325 CFs (HS1231). Maybe a little lighter (my HS1231 weights vary by almost 2g, but are always matched), 325D maybe a little stiffer torsionally. I can't tell the difference in flight, but I haven't swapped them on the fly for an A-B test. Jim __________________ Logo 600: Jive, BLS, VBar "Hansen Built" T-Rex 550E: ICE, BLS 251, VBar Protos 500 (plastic): Jazz, Hyperion/Scorpion, VBar BLS 251 Tornado Coin-Op: Gray marble, XTremeSoft wraps

04-10-2009, 09:15 PM	#6
wannaflyguy Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA	Yep, the box on em says, HS1292T 325D Carbon Fiber Blades. Curiosity peaked, so I weighed them all. Here are the results: HS1292T 325D CF= 18 grams HS1231 325 CF= 20 grams HS1158-01 325 Pro Woodies= 20 grams See the pics. Attached Thumbnails __________________ RC Heli's are flying moneypits!

04-10-2009, 11:11 PM	#7
trickybit Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Palo Alto, CA	Yeah, but I just put a pair of 1231's on that came in under 19g, maybe closer to 18g. Go figure, eh? __________________ Logo 600: Jive, BLS, VBar "Hansen Built" T-Rex 550E: ICE, BLS 251, VBar Protos 500 (plastic): Jazz, Hyperion/Scorpion, VBar BLS 251 Tornado Coin-Op: Gray marble, XTremeSoft wraps

04-11-2009, 12:00 AM	#8
ken22golf Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bridge City, TX	Yeah, I was surprised by the weight variation in a few of my 3K CF blades. I had 3 singles left over from crashes and I got like 18.7, 19.4, and 20.5g. It took a good bit of tape to balance a couple out...I've got some TP blades that I will try one day soon: 10mm longer, stiffer, and 21g __________________ 8S Trex 500 ESP, Jazz 55-10-32 / 3026-1000 (Neu 1706/2Y ordered), 3517 cyclics, Spartan w/ 3500G, 425D, 7C FASST

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