Originally Posted by
MikePS
So, I'm in. Mine arrived today, will be powering it with Hacker Q80 5L v1, 12S. Still working through the numbers on ecalc, but currently considering a 20x13 2 blade prop, which will produce 6500 W at 156A. Using 8000 mAh lipos provides almost 7 minutes flight time; if the AUW hits 22lbs, I'll still have a thrust - weight ratio of almost 2:1
You might have an issue getting batteries that large to fit. I had to grind away a lot of formers just to get a 10S 5200 to fit. In fact, I have some packs that still will not fit. I too wanted to go 12S, but couldn't fit the batts.