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Old 03-26-2022, 02:39 PM
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Hi all,
has anyone ever swapped props from 4 blade to 2 blade on a eflite Draco ?
Original props are very hard to obtain at the moment.
Mark.
Old 03-27-2022, 08:57 AM
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With the appropriate size 2 blade prop you can expect better performance. Knowing the motor size, KV and number of cells you run would be helpful in selecting a prop. Hopefully there is nothing unusual with the mounting.
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16-10 would be a good size I'd think,,
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Originally Posted by scale only 4 me
16-10 would be a good size I'd think,,
Is the stock motor that large? I honestly haven’t looked at one close enough to know.
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Can you come up with an estimate of the diameter of the 4 blade that was stock, or does the manual say what size it is?
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Originally Posted by GREG DOE
Can you come up with an estimate of the diameter of the 4 blade that was stock, or does the manual say what size it is?

Greg, I just looked it up and it is a 14.5x9 so Tom’s recommendation of a 16x10 two blade sounds quite reasonable.
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Hi again , thanks for the reply’s, yes the std prop is a 14.5 x 9.

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