Questions tagged [propellers]
A mechanical device for propelling a drone or aircraft, consisting of a shaft with two or more angled blades attached to it.
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Compact Gimbaling propeller
does anyone know how would you create a compact gimbaling propeller, like how a rocket engine gimbals. Similar to that! Thank you for the help!!!
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How can I increase the lifting power?
I understand the concept of lower KV bigger prop to increase the lifting capacity.
But sometime that is not possible if your drone frame is just so big. For example I have a S550 I like to increase ...
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Help with finding a motor to rotate the plane of a propeller
I don't really know if this is related to this community but it's for a drone so it's worth a shot.
I'm looking for some sort of motorized hinge or a motor that can move a propeller on the Y-Axis, a ...
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recommendations for a DIY/dev platform lifter drone
I was mainly wondering if there was something in the drones world, similar to what the ender3 is to the 3d printing community -- that is, a cheap kit massively owned by makers and open source ...
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How do I attach a propeller to this motor?
As many of you already know, I am getting into RC planes. I went to my hobby shop today and bought a motor and some props, but I can't figure out how to attach a propeller to the motor. Unlike what I'...
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How to keep my prop from flying off my motor?
After finally getting every piece on my plane to work, another piece decided to be a problem. Great.
My problem is pretty much already summed up in the title, my prop keeps flying off my motor, and I ...
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Eliminate effect of Vibrations on IMU
I am testing pitch orientation correction of Quadcopter and ended up in a issue.
I have a test setup with one degree of freedom to test orientation correction. I have fixed the drone to the setup and ...
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Which battery do I need for my drone?
I am totally new to the drone space and I recently acquired a hand-me-down drone without a battery.
It has a XT60 male connector type with 4 motors (DL2205 KV=2300).
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Do I need CW or CCW props for my plane?
So I'm making an airplane with a motor at the front, do I use CW or CCW props?
Pretty sure this is what counts as a puller plane (is that the right term?).
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Picking the right prop pitch for my plane
Sorry for all the questions, but I'm trying to figure out what I need before ordering a hundred dollars worth of stuff and then find out I got the wrong stuff.
So from what I understand of this site, ...
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Why are micro pusher-prop quadcopters becoming more popular?
Recently, I've seen a rise in popularity of small drones using pusher props. Some of these include the FullSpeed TinyPusher, BetaFPV Beta95X/Beta85X V2, Diatone Taycan and Tinawhoop, and originally ...
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How to decide drone motors?
I'm planning to design a quadcopter with a payload capacity of 5 kg. I would need the thrust power from the motors to cater for at-least 7 kg with extra part weights.
I would like to know,
How do I ...
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What factors affect the noise level of propellers?
I've noticed that the noise level of different quadcopters can vary quite a bit, especially in the sub 3" range. For example, some of the Tinyhawk models are extremely quiet, while other similarly ...
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27+ inch racing propeller suggestions?
I'm looking for some propellers that can handle high rpm (7000-9000) and are large in size. (27+inches length) (pitch: 15+)
Any suggestions?
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Recommendations for a BLDC motor and battery for a 28x20 propeller?
I'm looking for a motor and battery set up that can last for over an hour and spin the propeller at 6000+ rpm. The propeller is a 28x20 single blade being connected to a second blade for a total of 56 ...
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Do propellers at different angles work the same? And do intersecting flows of air work the same?
Say a propeller pushing thrust downwards generates 70 lbs of force. If you tilted the angle of the system to 45 degrees would it generate the same thrust?
If you had each rotor angled inwards of a ...
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Do flexible propellers affect multirotor efficiency?
There are a wide variety of materials and methods for making the propellers used on drones. This leads to certain propellers having different characteristics than others. Some propellers are more ...
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Do propellers layered on top of each other have twice the thrust of one propeller?
If you had two of the same propellers layered on top of each other going at the same RPM, with some space in between, would the thrust be double the amount of a single propeller at the same RPM?
If ...
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How to reduce propeller tip losses?
I have heard that tip losses in propellers can occur when a propeller is highly loaded (when there is a much higher pressure under the prop blade than above it). This can happen with drones that fly ...
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Does the sharpness of a propeller blade affect efficiency?
Some of the propellers I have used on drones have sharp edges (sharp enough that they have cut me) and others have comparatively dull edges. Does the sharpness of the leading edge of a propeller ...
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How to measure the pitch of a propeller?
I have some random drone propellers which I don't have any information on. I looking to find a way to measure the pitch of the propellers to figure out if they will be well suited to a 5-inch drone I ...
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Why do most drones have upward facing motors?
Most freestyle quadcopters I have seen are specifically designed to fly with the motors facing upward and have the arms of the drone underneath the propellers like this:
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Datasheets for lift of a 27x12x2 inch propeller?
I'm looking to find the amount of lift produced by a 27 inch diameter, 12 inch pitch, two-blade propeller spinning facing the ground. Are there any datasheets that show the amount of lift given at any ...
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How do laterally folding propellers affect multirotor flight?
There are a number of multirotors on the market which have propellers which fold at the hub, primarily to make storage and transport easier. Centrifugal force keeps the blade extended when the motor ...
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Why do drone propellers have blades with thin chords?
Almost all propellers used for drones have very thin chord length compared to the propellers used for things like table fans or boats which seem to have blades with much longer chord length. What is ...
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Why are larger propellers generally more efficient than smaller ones?
In almost every case, long-range drones use larger propellers than other drones that don't need to travel very far or don't need to fly for very long. I have heard that a major reason for this is ...
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Does active braking help protect propellers from damage?
As far as I know with active braking option enabled in BLHeli32 the speed controller will counteract the free spinning of the rotor according to throttle value hence making it slow down quicker when ...
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Differences between fiberglass-reinforced plastic and polycarbonate propeller materials?
What are the differences between drone props that are built from fiberglass-reinforced plastics and props made from polycarbonate?
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How does a propeller with more blades create more “grip”
I have heard that the more blades a prop has, the more "grip" it has in the air at the expense of speed.
How do more blades create more grip but lose top speed?
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What propellers should I get for my drone?
How do I know what type of propellers to get for my drone and what do the specific numbers for each propeller mean?
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How much air-intake space do I need in front of my DJI Spark's propellers?
I've got a DJI Spark that I sometimes use for close-proximity flying such as inspecting the roof of a house. The stock propeller guards protect against flying laterally into an obstacle, and the ...
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What props for a 2207 2750KV motor?
I have a 4s Nazgul5 drone. It is a 5'' drone and uses 2207 2750kv brushless motors. What is the most aggressive prop I can use on the drone without causing it to overheat or cause the battery to sag?
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How does one hold the motor bell still when tightening prop nuts?
Almost all of the brushless motors used in hobby-grade multirotors have a single threaded shaft and rely only on friction between the propeller and motor to keep the prop from slipping. This means ...
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How does a quadcopter yaw?
I've always wondered how a quadcopter actually yaws, when all propellers are horizontal. I know that two of the motors spins faster, but I don't understand how that generates thrust in the horizontal ...
