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- From: fhage@virga.rap.ucar.edu (Frank Hage)
- Subject: Electric Motors/Gears/Props
- Message-ID: <1992Oct12.204951.3036@ncar.ucar.edu>
- Followup-To: ck3i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Christopher Kristof)
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- Reply-To: fhage@virga.rap.ucar.edu (Frank Hage)
- Organization: Research Applications Program/NCAR, Boulder, CO
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 20:49:51 GMT
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- There are many off-the-shelf electric setups which have T/W ratios > 1.
-
- For example, I'm using a "Master Airscrew Electric Flight Pak" [ .05
- ferrite moror, (2.5:1) gearbox with folding 12 x 8 prop] system that
- gives about 22 oz thrust on 7 cells. Motor, gearbox and prop weigh 8
- oz. 1500 mAHr batteries (7 cells) weigh in at about 12 oz. - System
- costs ~$25, mail order w/o batteries.
-
- Expect about 2-3 mins running time at these output levels, plus another
- 1-2 min at reduced levels with good 1400+ mAHr batteries.
-
- Try a geared cobalt motor, swinging a large prop for even better
- performance.
-
- Look at Hobby Loby's catalogue for their electric heli's. They claim 5+
- min flights per battery pack.
-
- All it takes is a very large prop. (Called "blades" on a heli :-)
-
- -Frank Hage. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Boulder, Colorado.
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