I didn't want to get into specifics, because I didn't want a "you should try this motor, or that battery" discussion.

But I will if I have to.

I wanted to see how my current motor/ESC/battery/prop combo would perform

So I found one link to "Pcal" (I think that's what it's called.) I go out there, and look for my motor. An AXI 2826/12. It's not listed. OK, I say to myself. I'll plug in info. I went out to Tower and looked up my motor. There's a bunch of specs. But few of the specs listed at Tower are called the same name as those listed on the online site. OK.. I say to myself again, maybe the sites are speaking different languages, (like english versus french) maybe they're saying the same thing, just differently. What does this site have listed. I find one, a AXI 2820/10 (I think, can't remember) So I go to Tower, and look up this motor. The online site has RPM/v listed as 1100, yet Tower has it at 1200. My ESC (JETI 40 Amp) wasn't listed. My batteries (Thunder Power 4200 3s2p) weren't listed.


What I want to do, I guess, is be sure the information I'm getting is accurate and up-to-date.

I want to come up with a configuation for a given plane and be sure it'll work. I don't want to blow up my ESC or motor because it can't handle the current going to it, etc.

I want to be able start with a plane, doesn't mater make or model. I know the finished weight will be "this much". I want to fly this plane utilizing "this many" watts per pound. Due to the design of the plane, I can not have a prop larger than "this long." I like "blank" brand motors, and I think "this" model motor might work. Now I have no particular allegence to ESCs, what ESCs will power that motor, what batteries will I need to drive a given prop.


In short, I want something that works, intuitive to use, and accurate. I'm not made of money and I don't want to show up at the field only to see my plane barely crawl across the runway because it doesn't have enough power to get out of its own way. Or see the motor suddenly die because the ESC overheated and the plane crash. Or have the plane literally go up in flames because the batteries or ESC overheated. Or land after a couple flights only to find my multi-hundred dollar battery investment is now trash because they were overtaxed trying to drive the motor.

Is this too much to ask for????