someguyinsandy
Crash Test Dummy
I recently completed a scratch build which (of course) involved picking out a motor, prop, and ESC. In my case I simply picked out the motor, and made sure to pick an ESC with pleanty of overhead (thanks to Tony's motor and ESC YouTube video)! The prop choice was a "guestimate" at best. After the build I found that the setup had a 1.6:1 power to weight ratio. That tells me that I bought too much motor for the plane. At this point I do not have a lot of motors and props lying around to experiment with, and I don't want to waste money if I can avoid it.
I would like to know what process people use to determine the correct motor for a project. Or, is there a resourse available that I can use to input some basic parameters that will then output reasonable accurate notor and prop combinations? Searching the Internet provides a lot of information, but I haven't found anything I can actually use.
Thanks for your advice.
Steve in Sandy
I would like to know what process people use to determine the correct motor for a project. Or, is there a resourse available that I can use to input some basic parameters that will then output reasonable accurate notor and prop combinations? Searching the Internet provides a lot of information, but I haven't found anything I can actually use.
Thanks for your advice.
Steve in Sandy