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Avant Aurora - EFX - FX > Avant RC previews the Aurora Ultimate
 
 
AvantRCHeliman - Location: USA -
Meaning of the word:

au·ro·ra:
Ancient Greek and Roman goddess of the dawn. The bearer of things to come and mother of the four winds. Aurora presages the begining of the future.



Capitalizing on the wildly successful FX and EFX, Avant RC introduces its most advanced model helicopter to date.

This is a 100% Avant purebred complete kit.

The model uses the tried-and-true and very succesful CCPM system and the Avant Programmable Head and combines them with the rest of a design that takes the state of the art in high performance helicopters to a new level.






A very slim design and low front profile give the Aurora a very low drag coefficient that allows it to keep the momentum in the most demanding maneuvers.







An incredibly low parts count makes this an extremely easy to repair and maintain heli.







A very streamlined figure makes it easy for axis alignment and orientation axis into the most precise maneuvers.






An innovative slanted battery plate with easily replaceable straps makes it easy to exchange power packs finally allowing for a practical way to use lighter packs and save on flying weight






At the same time the battery plate slides and adjusts upwards and downwards allowing for CG adjustments without the need to add additional weights.






The Aurora uses the most rugged torque tube system. The generously sized gears are designed to take about 9 times the actual forces while in flight so that the pilot can use and abuse the system without the usual concerns of the typical torque tube systems.
A 4.9 tail to main ratio makes it a very nice system with all the tail authority you'll ever need. The torque tube Gear Layout is the same design as the tried and true proven system used by the Hirobo Eagle line of helis. This also allows to accomodate for a future belt system.






The Aurora Ultimate uses a carbon tailboom for extra stiffness and lightweight.






The Aurora tailcase gear system is a work of art on itself. Designed to be lightweight and rugged it holds a very innovative gear system.



To service the gears the pilot simply loosens the tailhub setscrew and takes the three gearcase cap screws off and the whole systems comes out to the right for a very easy servicing access. Also notice that instead of using a fixed length brass sleeve the Aurora tailcase uses an ingenious adjustable bearing sleeve that allows you to keep the tail output shaft without any lateral play whatsoever and prevents the brass sleeves from eating into the gear's delrin.






Besides being extremely light the tailcase is also very stylish. Notice how the tail output shaft is a 6mm diameter and the tailhub is a 5mm diameter shaft for extra resistance for those not-so-perfect autos. The tailhub threads are made inside to minimize the creation of fatigue cracks. It also makes taking the tailblade grip off a single operation with a wrench from the outside of the tailgrips. Two widely spaced radial bearings and one trust bearing make it a very precise tailgrip system.






One of the nicest features of the Aurora is the main gear system. It uses machined delrin gears with a special high load tooth profile that minimizes the noise and rattling. The generously sized main gear is larger than most of the standard gears lowering the point of contact forces applied to the gear's teeth.







One of the most advanced features is the use of a centered sprague. In the Aurora instead of a problem-plagued one-way bearing system the Aurora sports a combination of sprague clutch and a radial bearing in one unit. In this system the sprague runs on a hardened inner race preventing the common "grooving" of other systems. This is also kept in precise alignment by a built-in radial bearing.






All the parts are precisely machined by completely automated systems guaranteeing part to part consistency.





With this innovative design a very compact and light main gear hub and constant drive system is achieved








The pinion and clutch are precisely machined to the highest engineering standards





Precise simplicity and low parts count is always a welcomed feature






Many nice features are incorporated in the design. Ample room for today's large engine heads is taken into account as well as clearance so that the head can be extracted or swapped without having to take the engine off the heli.





Another nice feature is the addition of wear pads a the bottom of the struts extending the life of the struts when landing on hard or abrasive surfaces like concrete or asphalt





The clutch stack uses a precision point-threaded fan hub that virtually eliminates the need to dial-indicate the fan. The Starter shaft is not attached to the clutch directly but through a one-way bearing. This prevents the starter shaft from transmitting vibrations to the frame and allows for the use of simple inexpensive starter wands.




The Aurora tank is designed to optimize the location of the fuel pickup minimizing the distance from the pickup point to any point inside the tank. A generous 22 ounce capacity allows for longer flights and more time for practicing.






Ultra-compact and lightweight design is a key directive in the design of the Aurora






A slim profile lightweight epoxy-glass canopy comes with a flexible primer that minimizes cracks from flexing and vibration




We also take this opportunity to announce that both Alan Szabo Jr. and Danny Szabo have joined the Avant Team with Alan Szabo Sr. as the new team manager.

Dave Yost Designs (http://www.dydhelmets.com/) is the official high-performance canopy painting supplier for the Aurora program.

Here's one of Alan Szabo's Aurora canopies by Dave Yost Designs





Here's one of Danny Szabo's Aurora canopies



Here's a detail of the windshield






Here's a picture of the one for Factory Team Pilot Steve McFall





Here's a picture of the one for Factory Team Pilot Paul Soha



Thanks to the economies of high volume automated production we expect the introductory price to be under $1,000.00

Some units are being sent in the next few weeks to team pilots as well as selected customers and full availability will follow afterwards with a simultaneous worldwide release.

The Aurora initial batch will be available through dealers worldwide.
No pre-orders are being accepted at this time.

For any additional information or dealer inquiries please contact us via the EMAIL link below.

Regards,

The Avant Team.

PS. This is an advertising post authorized and moderated by RR. This is a product announcement thread with the express purpose of letting people know about a new product. Any hijacking posts or post to create controversy unrelated to the original spirit of the post will be moderated by the post starter and the user will be blocked from posting in this thread. We respectfully requested to post those in a different thread. This is strictly a product announcement thread to inform and answer questions about a new product. Please post about product comparisons in your own separate thread.
06-22-2006 07:04 AM
 
 
TMoore
rrProfessor
Location: Cookeville, TN

Nice work Augusto. Kudos.

TM
06-22-2006 07:14 AM
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chris walker
Senior Heliman
Location: columbus ohio

hmm looks awesome guess we know what the the szabos are flying now.

CHRIS WALKER
IRCHA 2045 AMA 692136
06-22-2006 07:22 AM
 
 
Lee O'Dell
Heliman
Location: Pleasant Garden, North Carolina

Very Nice. Muito Bonita
06-22-2006 07:23 AM
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The_Dave
Veteran
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

~

And there you have it.....

Mark McAlpine - 2005 - We will never forget.
06-22-2006 07:25 AM
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Eco8gator
Key Veteran
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Beautiful heli Under $1000 bucks is defintially awsome for this heli, you must be ordering a lot of parts to get these prices down.

Keep up the good work

Carlo
06-22-2006 07:42 AM
 
 
Inspiron
Senior Heliman
Location: Las Vegas

Finally....

This looks like alot easy to build compare to other heli.
i might be able to finish it within 2 days...

Thanks Augusto
06-22-2006 07:43 AM
 
 
ChrisT88
Veteran
Location: FL

Looking so good Who do I have to kill to be one of the select first few to receive a kit?
06-22-2006 07:47 AM
 
 
DOKEY
rrProfessor
Location: Northampton UK

How many have ordered a Synergy but now would like one of these aswell

Very nice Augusto, nice to see Alan and Danny will be flying them

Check the gallery!
06-22-2006 07:51 AM
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JamesonMalpezzi
Veteran
Location: lll

AWESOME IM GETTING ONE !!!

LOOKS LIKE THE SYNERGY HAS GOT SOME COMPITION !!!
06-22-2006 07:54 AM
 
 
corey11
Elite Veteran
Location: Bay Area, California

wow..that heli looks nice! very good job
06-22-2006 07:58 AM
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GimbalFan
Elite Veteran
Location: Copter County, Nv

And congrats to the Fabulous Szabo Boys (all three) for landing squarely in the center of the future of high-end, competition-grade 3D RC helicopters.

After seeing what they can do with 50-sized electrics this past weekend in Troy, Ohio at the XFC can you IMAGINE what future 3D contests will be like when they're involved? I can't wait to see them fly their fine new birds.

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06-22-2006 07:59 AM
 
 
Trevor
Heliman
Location: Burbage, Leicestershire - UK

I can confirm the UK RRP will be £799.99 (Inc.VAT)

Trevor (Midland Helicopters Ltd)
06-22-2006 08:54 AM
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iachia
Veteran
Location: Milan, Italy

Superb heli Augusto, as always!
Now just tell me there's going to be a conversion kit for existing Avant owners

_____________
Synergy N9
06-22-2006 08:57 AM
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IAF
Senior Heliman
Location: Israel

WOW, this is a nice looking heli!!!! Intresting to see how it will preform in the hands of the Szabos

Have a nice day :)
06-22-2006 09:11 AM
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darrens
Key Veteran
Location: United Kingdom

Looks awsome and a Synergy beater for sure

He who dies with the most toys is the winner!
06-22-2006 09:28 AM
 
 
Chris Lupa
Key Veteran
Location: Sonning, Reading UK

Hands down that looks like the nicest heli I have ever seen IMO. I think after the masters I will sell my 90SE helicopters and buy 1 or 2 of them (if ofcourse they get good reviews and all that jazz)!

So the szabo's are flying with Avant now then aswell? Good stuff.

Sponsored by CSM and QuickUK
06-22-2006 09:32 AM
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simon109
Key Veteran
Location: Hampshire UK

Quote 
How many have ordered a Synergy but now would like one of these aswell

Me

Seriously though looks a real nice heli, I have always like the Avant.

Simon.
06-22-2006 09:40 AM
 
 
TomasLundberg
Heliman
Location: Piteå, Sweden

SWEET!

Tomas
06-22-2006 09:43 AM
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nocontrol
Veteran
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Sorry if this is a stupid question - Can I buy the complete kit?? or is it still a case of buying a heli and then the Avant kit. This is the reason why I do not have one. Please tell me it is a complete kit now!!! If so - my order will be placed!!!!!

How will spares work? I live in Cape Town, so I will order over the net - Avant parts from a shop and heli kit parts from a nother place??? I would like to be able to order everything from one place. This goes for Futaba electronics, OS motors and Radix blades. Without mentioning names, I am currantly dealing with one company only. I can get parts cheaper but... I order on Monday, from one shop, and Thursday/Friday everything gets delivered to my door. That counts more than the 5 - 10% price differance.
06-22-2006 10:07 AM
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