Motor seeking home

[smirkracing2024]

Well, I wouldn't normally go about picking my planes this way, but @Wayne mentioned that he starts with the power system first, and builds the balsa around that. So with that in mind...

Here's my power system: 1512 Neu motor (1512/1.5D/S/6.7) weighing 350grams. A friend gifted this to me and it is looking for a home.

It is a big heavy beast of a geared motor. Any suggestions on an airframe for this?

I think I want it to be one step below the true top end for hotliners, maybe something that can deliver 60 seconds of motor time, give or take, vs the usual 20 seconds. Ideally, I could run on a single 6s pack, probably around 3000mah. I'll get whatever ESC is necessary to support this, maybe a castle creations 150amp unit or something else that can handle the load.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[Hank GB Z]

@smirkracing2024

When I have either an airframe or a motor I want to use I try to think in terms of setting up the whole system. The old 100 watts a pound of power to weight is a good place to start. Do you know what kind of performance the motor will perform? Prop size, battery size, continuous motor run versus short power bursts.

What kind of model are you looking to build? Sport, Scale, thermal motor glider, or something more like a hot liner?

You might start with some bench test runs of the motor to see what the numbers are like then start looking for an airframe.

I hope this helps, my main point is to think in terms of the whole completed project and not just the goal of using a certain motor. This keeps the goal of a well flying model over the use of certain parts.

Hank

 

[Jarron]

Well, I wouldn't normally go about picking my planes this way, but @Wayne mentioned that he starts with the power system first, and builds the balsa around that. So with that in mind...

Here's my power system: 1512 Neu motor (1512/1.5D/S/6.7) weighing 350grams. A friend gifted this to me and it is looking for a home.

It is a big heavy beast of a geared motor. Any suggestions on an airframe for this?

I think I want it to be one step below the true top end for hotliners, maybe something that can deliver 60 seconds of motor time, give or take, vs the usual 20 seconds. Ideally, I could run on a single 6s pack, probably around 3000mah. I'll get whatever ESC is necessary to support this, maybe a castle creations 150amp unit or something else that can handle the load.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Put it in a Tracer Electric when we get them back in stock!!

https://alofthobbies.com/products/e-tracer-2-meter-electric?_pos=5&_sid=328eca50e&_ss=r