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Octo X8 Propeller configuration.

Posted by Muntasar Al Jahdhami on April 15, 2012 at 11:52am

Hi

I got all eight motors and ESC trying to build my X8 octocopter. I have four motors spinning counter clockwise and equiped with normal propellers and the other four motors spinning clockwise and equiped with pusher propellers or R propellers.

I have followed the directions as detailed in this page:

http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/wiki/AC2_Props_2

Now here is my dilemma looking at the schematic of the X8 on that page it seems like the motors on the bottom will cancel the thrust of the motors on top since the motors always push air down?

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  • Muntasar Al Jahdhami April 16, 2012 at 9:46am

    Ok after doing some testing I found out that the diagram ont he website to be completely wrong.

    Doing as you guys suggested and flipping the prop upside down didn't do anything as it still blew air down. However switching the normal propellers to the clockwise motor on the bottom made all the difference and ended blowing the air down. 

    The should update the website to include this information.

  • Chris Huitema April 16, 2012 at 5:41am

    the props on the bottom motors will need to be mounted upside down? so the numbers are facing up. will this change things?

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