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Installing props on inverted motors

Posted by Mike Hayes on March 26, 2014 at 6:54am

Hi All please help me!  I'm currently finishing up a build of the Lynxmotion V Tail 500.  As you know the rear motors are upside down.  My question is this: how to I get these motors to push air towards the ground?  I assume that the only way (because all props will be mounted label visible) is to put a CCW prop on a motor rotating clockwise and a CW prop on the motor going counter clockwise.  Do multirotor props even work if you rotate them backwards?  I would guess the prop design would be very inefficient doing this but I see no other alternative. I see many builds on here with inverted motors so I figured you guys are the experts on this

Mike.............

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  • Scott Reid March 27, 2014 at 8:27am
    All of the props should be mounted label up. I.e., on the inverted motors, the label will face the motor body. Props are not intended to be run backwards.
    • Mike Hayes > Scott Reid March 27, 2014 at 6:10pm

      Thanks Scott, so on the inverted motors i shouldn't be able to read the label on the hub correct?  So, i'm essentially flipping the airfoil over to attack the other direction?  Thanks, i'm getting close to flying this guy

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