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Pros and Cons of Various Propeller Materials and Sizes

Discussion in 'Cinestar 8' started by Tyler Olson, Apr 28, 2013.

  1. Tyler Olson

    Tyler Olson Member

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    Another noob question from me.

    What are the pros and cons of the various prop specs. I've tried to read as much as I can and this is what I understand so far. Is it correct and are there other things I'm missing

    Prop Length
    - smaller props can change speed and direction quicker (more stable copter)
    - Smaller props have to rotate faster to keep your bird in the sky (more power consumption)

    Pitch
    - the stronger the pitch the more acrobatic the copter is (less pitch is good if you just want to float around)
    - stronger pitch = more power consumed
    - less pitch = less vibrations (good for video)

    Material
    - Carbon Fiber is lightest and allows for speed changes with larger props and take less power to spin. Very rigid and perhaps few vibrations? Expensive.
    - Wood - lots of people seem to like wood.. I guess it's very stiff
    - Plastic - cheap, heavy .. good for learning

    Is Carbon fiber always the best if you feel like paying for it? How does wood vs CF compare?
    What do you fly with?
    What do you consider the best to fly with for your copter?
     

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