Hi guys, researcher at Texas A&M here. I was hoping to get advice on a battery canundrum I was having.
I have two craft. An 1800mm wingspan 11.7" single prop Sonicmodel Skyhunter and 900 frame hex copter. I am set on buying maxamps batteries since I will be flying expensive equipment on remote islands and over water. The plane takes 3-4s and the hexcopter requires 6s. Both ideally will use 16k mah batteries, so.....
Considering the high battery costs and then quality chargers for them I was thinking of buying multiple 3s 16k batteries that can be used on both craft with hex being in series.
I understand the loss in RPMs but I know a 3s on a large prop can actually have more grab and the weight savings on the plane is ideal, where the marginal parallel weight increase is fine for the hex. Considering all the factors am I thinking ok or is the 4s much more ideal and therefore need to spend more money diversifying batteries to 6s 16k and 4s 12k (weight saving mah reduction at 4s)
I only care to fly slow and survey but need to be able to battle wind.
I was hoping to buy 4 3s rather than 2 4s and 2 6s, saving me just over $400 plus making all batteries available for each device and longer flight times. Diferrent drones have different uses and arent used in tandem.
I have two craft. An 1800mm wingspan 11.7" single prop Sonicmodel Skyhunter and 900 frame hex copter. I am set on buying maxamps batteries since I will be flying expensive equipment on remote islands and over water. The plane takes 3-4s and the hexcopter requires 6s. Both ideally will use 16k mah batteries, so.....
Considering the high battery costs and then quality chargers for them I was thinking of buying multiple 3s 16k batteries that can be used on both craft with hex being in series.
I understand the loss in RPMs but I know a 3s on a large prop can actually have more grab and the weight savings on the plane is ideal, where the marginal parallel weight increase is fine for the hex. Considering all the factors am I thinking ok or is the 4s much more ideal and therefore need to spend more money diversifying batteries to 6s 16k and 4s 12k (weight saving mah reduction at 4s)
I only care to fly slow and survey but need to be able to battle wind.
I was hoping to buy 4 3s rather than 2 4s and 2 6s, saving me just over $400 plus making all batteries available for each device and longer flight times. Diferrent drones have different uses and arent used in tandem.
Last edited: