Race quad motors on fixed wing aircraft?

[Jeremiah M]

So I have a question for everyone. What esc should be used with a 2500 kv quad motor that is being put on a small fixed wing aircraft like a tiny trainer, mini mustang, or mini goblin(60%)? I see the esc on race quads and they are tiny, so just curious as to how it transfers over with fixed wing foamies. Prop wise I will probably be running a 5 inch race quad prop. Any advice would be super appreciated

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

So I have a question for everyone. What esc should be used with a 2500 kv quad motor that is being put on a small fixed wing aircraft like a tiny trainer, mini mustang, or mini goblin(60%)? I see the esc on race quads and they are tiny, so just curious as to how it transfers over with fixed wing foamies. Prop wise I will probably be running a 5 inch race quad prop. Any advice would be super appreciated

I would go with a 20a to 30a ESC, should be fine. I use 13a ESC’s but the get a little warm.

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

ZTW Beetle 20a ESC
This will work.

 

[danskis]

@Jeremiah M - First you can't use most ESCs made for quads on plane. Most of those ESCs don't have a separate battery eliminator circuit (BEC) which puts out 5 volts for your receiver and servos (the 1806 motor runs on 8 - 16 volts dependiing on the motor). You have to read the specs really carefully to find out if the ESC has a BEC. I would recommend one of the following ESCs because they are small and light. I've got an1806 2300kv motor running on a 12amp esc but you might want to go higher - as high as 20amp. The 20amp is only a couple of bucks more and about the same size. Mine is on a motor glider that I only run the motor for about 10 seconds. I'll let other folks chip in to what size they suggest.

https://www.altitudehobbies.com/collections/flyfun-v5-series

 

[SSgt Duramax]

It depends on what size the quad motor is. They perform great. I have a FPV plane that runs on 2 2207 2100kv motors and it is a flying teddy bear. I have a flying wing that runs on just one of them that goes 80mph. I have a little 20 inch EPP glider powered by a 1407/2700kv motor that is a hoot to fly, and also a smaller version of a trainer modded up that runs off a 2207 2700kv motor on a 5x5 prop that goes like stink. My daughters trainer is powered by a 1806 motor and it is super easy and gentle to fly.

I use 18-20a ESCs on the 1806 motors, 10a ESCs on the 1407 and 1306 motors I have, and I use 30A ones on the 2207 motors.

If you want a foam board version of my wing, this is the closest to it I think.

https://www.flitetest.com/articles/ft-spear-build

If you want the wing I like to fly, it is fast and super tough.

https://www.racedayquads.com/collec...oducts/reptile-s800-sky-shadow-820mm-wing-kit

 

[quorneng]

In principle there is nothing stopping you using a race quad motor on almost anything.
There is a single RS2205 turning a 4 blade 5x3 prop in the tail running on an 850 mAh 5s.