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Questions tagged [motor-size]

Use for questions asking about the proper size of motor for use with a specific application.

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How to calculate the motor size needed from load requirements?

In quadcopter model creation is needed to choose components in order to have enough thrust ratio to grant the hovering plus some extra for movement performances, taking in account other constraints as ...
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How do you figure out which motors to use for your UAV?

There are a ton of electric motors on the market. Is there a mathematical formula or some other means of figuring out which size of motor you will need for your airplane, helicopter, or drone?
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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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Can motors be "too big" for any reason?

I'm wondering, what would make a certain motor "too powerful/large" for a build? Could software/firmware of FC/ESCs be a problem? The only thing I could come up with is strength of the frame ...