Prop for SmoothE
08-11-2009 | 08:36 PM
#2
RE: Prop for SmoothE
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I have the Himax 2812-850 on my Fancy Foam SU-29. I use a GWS 11 X 4.7 orange slow-flyer prop, Thunderbird 18 ESC, 1250 mAh 11.1v LiPo, (4) Spektrum S-75 servos and AR6000 receiver. I've never had an issue on it drawing too much current. The battery just gets warm to the touch and the motor never gets hot. I'm not sure on the weight, but with all the epoxy and plywood repairs it's probably between 15 and 17 ounces. One of these days I'll put a Watt Meter on it and see what it's actually pulling, but with nothing getting hot I'm not worried about it. My flight times average 12 minutes mostly at 1/3 to 1/2 throttle.
Based on the specs Mountain Models lists for the SmoothE, I'd give the GWS 11 X 4.7 orange slow-flyer prop a try and see how it flies (you didn't say which version of the plane you have, the SF or SP, so I'm guessing the SF since this is your first post and you posted in the beginners forum). You can go to the [link=http://www.maxxprod.com/]Himax website[/link] and look through the specs for the motor.
Hogflyer
I have the Himax 2812-850 on my Fancy Foam SU-29. I use a GWS 11 X 4.7 orange slow-flyer prop, Thunderbird 18 ESC, 1250 mAh 11.1v LiPo, (4) Spektrum S-75 servos and AR6000 receiver. I've never had an issue on it drawing too much current. The battery just gets warm to the touch and the motor never gets hot. I'm not sure on the weight, but with all the epoxy and plywood repairs it's probably between 15 and 17 ounces. One of these days I'll put a Watt Meter on it and see what it's actually pulling, but with nothing getting hot I'm not worried about it. My flight times average 12 minutes mostly at 1/3 to 1/2 throttle.
Based on the specs Mountain Models lists for the SmoothE, I'd give the GWS 11 X 4.7 orange slow-flyer prop a try and see how it flies (you didn't say which version of the plane you have, the SF or SP, so I'm guessing the SF since this is your first post and you posted in the beginners forum). You can go to the [link=http://www.maxxprod.com/]Himax website[/link] and look through the specs for the motor.
Hogflyer
