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Old 06-19-2009 | 12:22 PM
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Default RE: Acrobatic propeller

How much does your plane weight with the current setup?

Given the specs you've stated your max draw is about 200 watts which indicates to me that your plane is under 2 lbs.

You should be able to get away with installing TWO of those 3S packs in parallel ( assuming there is space in the fuselage ) to effectively create a 3600mAh 11.1v 3S batter pack.

This will let the batteries run relatively COOL, and they will therefore last far longer.

You will also double run times.

In a very similiar plane but much heavier ( Super Sportster EP ), with an 1100 KV motor ( identical KV specs ) I run a 9x6 prop and two 2200mAh packs ( see my gallery ).

Performance is fantastic, but the motor I have is capable of much higher amperage and wattage ( 600 watts ).

In tests I pull about 29-32A at full throttle, and that is with a SMALLER prop than you are using!!!


The 11x6 prop is likely to burn your motor out as your motor is much lighter and smaller.

Your motor is attempting to spin at a max of 12,210 RPM's and your 11x6 or 10x5 prop is simply NOT going to let it!

( Remember Brushless motors are always trying to attain max RPM's, only the voltage pulse duration is modified to make them seem to slow down ).

An 7x6 to an 8x6 would be within the range for that motor!


It sounds like you want a bigger motor for that plane, but around the same KV rating or less.