props for phantom

[chrisflyer]

i brought some of these last week .4 x HQProp propellers: 2 x 8050 and 2 x 8050R...
the problem i have for my dji phantom is that since i have fitted them i find that i am at full throttle all the time just to keep it in the air. they are fitted the correct way around and since i have gone back to the original flex ones that came with it all is ok .i could not even hover with them .anyone else had the same problem ?

 

[rilot]

Those props are a bad profile for the Phantom. Similar to the Graupner 8x5s which also have the same issue. Not enough swept area.
Buy some Vision props. They are great.

 

[EMCSQUAR]

Try a set of these -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/291027413645?ss ... 1497.l2649

 

[chrisflyer]

i just wanted some props that have not got the dji movement in the as everyone seems to say they are bad and need to be stiffer

 

[ElGuano]

i just wanted some props that have not got the dji movement in the as everyone seems to say they are bad and need to be stiffer

I personally haven't tried the genuine DJI 9443s, but the near-universal consensus seems to be that they are fantastic for flight time, balance and stability....plastic or not, self-tightening or not. If I had self-tightening motor mounts, I'd probably be flying them now.

 

[chrisflyer]

most sites claim that the dji blades flex under load so go stiff

 

[ElGuano]

I've almost always run carbon fiber blades, which are very stiff. If that's what you want, there are knockoff 9443 in cf (what I currently have installed). I don't really care that they're super-stiff actually--it makes the quad quite a bit louder than the plastic props, and in reality I don't notice any performance difference between the two or any vibrations/jello in video. But the CF props are a bit lighter than plastic, which suits my purposes nicely

 

[chrisflyer]

thanks for the info .where did you buy them from and have you a part name /number

 

[ElGuano]

There are a number of eBay sellers in HK/US who offer them. You can just do a search for phantom vision props or 9443. You'll see plastic and cf options, and self-tightening or unthreaded. I've purchased cf ones from 4 different sellers and they all appear to be from the same factory.