confirmed price of UK T700 yet?????

[barney]

As the title says..thanks

[BobJ]

Hi Barney

No it's not confirmed yet, Align have not yet released price, specs or availablity but this is not out of place for Align, as they don't normally let this info out of the bag until they are very close to having the model available.
Bit of a night mare from a distributor POV but that's the way Align like to work.

We expect the price to be between 500 and 600 Pounds including VAT but this is only based on information given by a third part who is very close to Align.

Cheers
Bob

[raptorheli2]

bob, not sure if your aware but it has been confirmed in the US for a few weeks at $799 according to other sites.

any idea of the release date?

cheers

[barney]

Thank Bob..Thats what were reckoning..be nice to be near the lower figure though..Please Align

[barney]

It would be a shame if they go for the higher figure as the reason most of us fly Align is..affordability...You crash and burn and..Repeat till you learn,.. coz there the cheapest to repair

[BobJ]

Hi

As far as I am aware the price is not set but the price has been banded around for a while and I suspect they have picked up and are using this.

I would hope and expect it to be released this month but this is my expectation and not based on any info!

Cheers
Bob

bob, not sure if your aware but it has been confirmed in the US for a few weeks at $799 according to other sites.

any idea of the release date?

cheers

[raptorheli2]

thanks for the info, we shall need to wait and see then. 500-550 is about right for this imo. that leaves us 50 quid to buy the quk swash it will need. lol

cheers

[robgt]

I found the 700 to fly bang on - it remains to be seen if the swashplate is durable of course...
But out of the box, that heli is on rails

Cheers,
Rob

[barney]

Thanks again Bob..Heli's are never really affordable but an addiction for me..I just need to be able to fly and feed the family

[BobJ]

Hi

Really the price of a 90 is not that big a issue, even if it was 800 quid (which it won't be!) then it still would be good value and probably only still only half the real cost of getting a 90 in the air.
Spares prices, duerability and easy of repair are all a factor and you know Align will have this all taken care of:-)

For those that have been flying a while remember the Futura SE was a grand when it came out in 95 and this wasn't be any means the most expensive machine at the time.

Cheers
Bob

[barney]

Aye with a Futura you got a lot of model..oddles of beautifully crafted alloy..sadly Robbe are out of the game now...


With the Align 700 were only getting a 3rd of the parts, Its like a simplified 50.. were not even getting a 3rd main bearing block for our money now

[SRH990]

I find a figure over £500 to be a little disappointing. If you look at the price of the 600N Super Pro its $1030 in the US and around £530 in the UK, on this basis an $800 700N would be around £415. £450-£500 would seem to be reasonable.

[raptorheli2]

i agree 100%, but bob is only saying a guesstimate. i would say it should be under 500 as i used the same reasoning as yourself.....we won't need to wait long.

cheers

[SRH990]

I've already got mine on pre-order with Andy at Real Raptors

I was quite surprised looking at the cost of Raptor 90 spares earlier today, have they dropped as they seem quite a bit cheaper than I remember.

[LipolyGone]

Maybe Bob's just hoping they are going to be over £500
it's business after all
Profit on a £550 kit is gonna be higher than on a £450 kit.
Personaly I am hoping it will drive down the price of the other 90 size helicopters I never did the Raptor 90 thing & after having a go on a rappy 60 the weekend I'm thinking maybe a 90 would be nice.
Martin