Don't you find this canopy also looks a little bit like the T-Rex 500?
I wish I could fly 24/7
05-06-2008 01:37 PM
davidjc Heliman Location: Kentucky
They all look the same to me! What they need to do is include a voucher to get one from the after market painters, now there is a good idea.
05-06-2008 02:35 PM
j5coat Veteran Location: Phoenix
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Looks like another Align ready for a boat load of Align upgrades.
What do you mean? everything is either metal or carbon, how could it need any upgrades? I am still flying my 600n stock, only upgrades i have are metal bearing blocks.
Trex 700, Trex 600n
05-06-2008 03:58 PM
theviper Senior Heliman Location: Chandler
Fuel lineAnyone notice the fuel line doesn't feed the motor from the tank.. Hope they are not having issues with the tank nipples?? They just plugged the fuel line into the hole in the frame for the picture...
Viper
Tech Tip of the month: Check all your bearings before you pack it up for winter. Oil = no rust!
It looks like Align may have some new blade and paddle sizes available for us soon. How cool is that?
05-06-2008 06:52 PM
leady Senior Heliman Location: sharnbrook, bedford, UK
i think it looks more like the result if a trex 500 and trex 600 canopy did the deed and gave birth to the new canopy
05-06-2008 08:10 PM
TonyTypeS Key Veteran Location: New Orleans, LA
Shawn shhhhhhhhhhh gotta keep it on the DL lol
The canopy looks ok. It does look very similar to my Avant FX canopy. The align one seems to be wider tho. I would like to see the Align canopy to have the bottom sit a lil lower to maybe under the langing gear like the Synergy and Aurora. Kinda stretch out the canopy a lil too. I bet that would make the machine killer looking Otherwise the canopy still looks like an oversize trex. Well a bigger 500 It looks ok but the canopy still doesnt grab my attention I been looking at the old pic with the black and yellow painted canopy. What changes did align make. Looks like all they did was change the paint job
The Viper. I seen a vid somewhere and the pilot was talking about why align change the fuel nipple around unlike the 600n. I think they moved the feed to the center because having the feed on the side they were having problems with fuel pickup when the fuel gets low.
Hey did anyone notice the Synergy tail boom support mounts They both sure look the same Wait JK designed it lol
Must have more POWER! Avant FX Fueled by addiction
05-06-2008 10:15 PM
neroboy125 Paul Macha New Heliman Location: LA
WOW is for sale already?
05-06-2008 10:17 PM
theviper Senior Heliman Location: Chandler
Fuel feedSo Tony, What? Does the nipple go in the middle behind the motor? If so, That sucks!!! Kinda hard to get to at the field. If they want a center spot, why not do an elbo on the SIDE of the tank like Min Air did for YEARS on the fury line??
The tank in the pic looks like it has a plug in the front corner where the nipple normaly goes..
Viper
Tech Tip of the month: Check all your bearings before you pack it up for winter. Oil = no rust!
Does the nipple go in the middle behind the motor? If so, That sucks!!! Kinda hard to get to at the field. If they want a center spot,
The tank just slides out so it's no big deal if you need to work on it.
Sam Gammo There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness".
05-07-2008 12:20 AM
hootowl Elite Veteran Location: Garnet Valley, Pa.
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What do you mean? everything is either metal or carbon, how could it need any upgrades? I am still flying my 600n stock, only upgrades i have are metal bearing blocks.
Swash... oneway... wait and see what else
I did it... I like my 600N but I put a bunch of upgrades into it.
I'm not sure how the fuel tank will look since thats all I heard. I'm sure someone else has more info about it than me
Must have more POWER! Avant FX Fueled by addiction
05-07-2008 01:05 AM
tchavei rrProfessor Location: Portugal
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Anyone notice the fuel line doesn't feed the motor from the tank.. Hope they are not having issues with the tank nipples?? They just plugged the fuel line into the hole in the frame for the picture...
Its definitely going to the middle. Check out the other thread I opened about the 700N at 3DX in Utrera, Spain.
Lukas Riva's 700N had TWO nipples. After some chat it appears that the original nipple location gave some fuel supply issues near the end of the tank so they made a center one which doesn't give those problems. He was still using the old tank but opened a second hole and the nipple at the right side was clamped off.
Tony
-------------------- "Perfection and patience usually walk side by side..."
lol
It looks ok but the canopy still doesnt grab my attention
