I received my Pure Aero VS tonight! After taking off the placard and plastic wrap on the grip, it weighed in at 304 grams, one gram lighter than spec. Came with a set of RPM Power and Xcel.
After stringing with 17 gauge Silver 7 Tour at 46 pounds, it was 320 grams and 6 points HL. The Pure Drive VS I have is 308 grams and 6 points HL, and the v3 Pure Strike 100 is 316 grams and 2 points HL. Both of those are also string with 17 gauge Silver 7 Tour at 46 pounds.
Here are all three.
I don't have an RDC but it's apparent that the Pure Drive VS has the lowest swingweight, with the Pure Aero VS in the middle and the Pure Strike having the highest swingweight. Interesting but the Pure Aero VS makes the loudest "whoosh" when swung fast whereas the PDVS and Pure Strike are fairly similar in the noise they make.
I put the Pure Aero VS on top of the Pure Strike VS to compare string patterns. The perspective is offset towards the edges of the photo because the camera is looking straight down, but the mains have roughly the same position within the frames. The crosses on the Pure Aero VS start lower and have about the same gap until the 7th or 8th cross from the top, where they are much denser together than in the Pure Drive VS. That's how they get the one extra cross string in, and that top cross string is also closer to the tip of the frame than in the PDVS.
I also strung up an old Aero Storm tonight and I thought it would be kind of the spiritual predecessor of Pure Aero VS but the head shape and frame profile are pretty different:
Am also in the middle of an extended demo of the Roland Garros Clash 100 so I'll be swinging these four racquets at the same time.
Thanks to Tennis Warehouse and Babolat for the opportunity!