electric motor help
01-02-2011, 05:28 AM
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electric motor help
I'm thinking about going electric on my esm 80 inch 16 lb stuka..I have absolutely no idea of what to get for this bird...What will I need?
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RE: electric motor help
One useful rule of thumb to start from is 100W/lb for modest flight, 150W/lb for something more spectacular... so you need 1600W-2400W... decide on prop size, then choose a motor rated for a bit more than you need, which, with appropriate Kv, can spin that size prop on the number of cells you choose... typically high voltage/low amps works better than the reverse.
