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Propeller manufacturer list [discussion]
#1
This post is a "work in progress", for now i'd just like to collect a list of prop brands.
Trying to think of some sort of rating (10/10 to 0/10? Good/bad?), and a proper format for the list. Suggestions welcome.

Please post brands i forgot and what experience you had with them, if possible including a link. Best would be a link to the brand's homepage, but any link will do for now.

Also, there might be good props amongst mediocre brands which deserve special mentioning and a better rating, and vice versa, like the gemfan 5045HBN for example...

ALSO i'm not interested in 3s experience. They NEED to hold up on 4s at least.




Miniquad propeller manufacturer list:



Unrated:
                           - HQ

                           - DAL

                           - APC propellers http://www.apcprop.com/category_s/12.htm

                           - Gemfan

                           - Racekraft http://racekraft.com/collections/props

                           - Schubkraft http://flyingfolk.com/SCHUBKRAFT-Racing-Props

                           - KK props

                           - Graupner http://www.graupner.de/Multicopter/Motoren-Regler-Props/Props/?p=1
                         
                           - Tiger props http://www.rctigermotor.com/html/products/Prop/

                           - Racerstar http://www.racerstar.com/Propellers-c-125.html

                           - MAS https://www.masterairscrew.com/collectio...t-x4-black

                           - Azure Power props (coming soon?)

                           - Tarot propellers





Rating: 10/10

                           - HQ5045 gf
                           - HQ5040 gf
                           - HQ5040x3 gf
                           - Gemfan 5045HBN
                           - Gemfan 5040x3 - lightweight, smooth, efficient
                           - DAL Cyclone 5045




Rating: 9/10

                           - KK T5040 - nice on high KV motors
                           - Graupner 6030 3D link - best 3D prop, too expensive




Rating: 8/10

                           - HQ5545 gf - not so well balanced http://flyduino.net/Multikopter-Propeller-CW-CCW_100
                           - HQ6035 gf - too heavy




Rating: 7/10

                          - HQ5045BN gf - too heavy



Rating: 6/10

                           - Racerstar 5042 - low thrust



Rating: 5/10

                           - HQ5045-3D gf - inefficient, way too heavy





Rating: 0/10 - DO NOT BUY!

                          - FC Model props
                          - Tarot props (the thin, glossy ones - others might be better)
                          - Gemfan 5030
                          - DAL TJ5045 



Thanks in advance. Will edit this post again. Don't have time right now, so i'll just post this mess for now and edit later on.

Cheers, ff
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#2
Would it make sense to have 2 lists? One for a general brand rating, one for the exceptions?
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#3
I would have to give a 10/10 to HQProp 5040 (both tri and dual blade). Nothing I've found flies as well as them. If they didn't break so easily I don't think I'd ever fly anything else.
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#4
DAL TJ5045 self destruct on full throttle, Racerstar 5042 is good if you want your 4S batteries to feel like 3S (Not a good prop IMO). Dal Cyclone 5045 is my favourite prop right now. Cant say much about HQ 5040T because I only have one set and I'm too afraid of breaking them Tongue

Kingkong T5040 is nice on high KV motors, but feels a bit slow on 2300kv
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(03-Feb-2017, 06:05 PM)fftunes Wrote: Would it make sense to have 2 lists? One for a general brand rating, one for the exceptions?

I think I see chart table coming soon Wink

Great thread to start! TY
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#6
Before you read, I love lighter props and mostly fly freestyle.

KK 5040 are always in a mid-range of all my tests thrust-wise, better than triblade DAL 5040 for example. I agree - great on high kv. Would be a perfect light prop if they were a bit more efficient. Work GREAT on DYS1806 2300kv / 4s.

So far I have flown Racerstar 5042 mostly on 1806 on 4s and they felt great. But that fact that those motors were able to spin them makes me think it's not a powerhouse Wink I have yet to test them on my stand. Felt smooth (I wasn't punching at all) on high kv though - tornado T2 2600kv. Seem to be VERY durable - haven't changed even one until now, but that is only 7 packs with a few crashes on trees/frozen snow ;p
(BTW, are those OEMs of Shubkraft Wings? I've also seen some other brand selling those) 

Gemfan 5040x3 - lightweight prop, powerful for its pitch, great, smooth flying, pretty efficient (esp. on high kv), worked great on every motor I've tested. Would be perfect, but... they explode on lightest impact. Use when you do not intend to crash ( ROFL  )

I think it would be great to summarize this kind of descriptions in a separate thread - this is telling more than a single number, some props are better in racing, where pure power and durability are most important, some are better for freestyle (that butter smooth feeling).
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(03-Feb-2017, 11:32 PM)KonradS Wrote: I think it would be great to summarize this kind of descriptions in a separate thread - this is telling more than a single number, some props are better in racing, where pure power and durability are most important, some are better for freestyle (that butter smooth feeling).

I won't judge on durability here as long as they hold up in flight... Wink Personally i prefer breaking props to breaking motors, but you're right of course, a racer guy might have a completely different view on that.
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(03-Feb-2017, 11:56 PM)fftunes Wrote: I won't judge on durability here as long as they hold up in flight... Wink Personally i prefer breaking props to breaking motors, but you're right of course, a racer guy might have a completely different view on that.

That's one of the reasons why I prefer lighter props, they mostly bend or break Smile

In most cases, serious racers make 2-4 axactly the same machines for championship. They don't care during the race Wink
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#9
Yeah maybe eventually we make a chart which contains columns and check marks for racing/acro/both. Durabilty scale 1-10. Thrust scale 1-10(for quick comparisons) along w/ actual #s when available. Weight scale 1-10 (for easy quick comparisons) along w/ actual grams.
Just some thoughts for future developments (only my opinions)
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#10
So I'm really interested in trying to make a little web app for this to gather the data in one place and provide rating and search. It'd be a good exercise for me. I'm going to circle back with some listings of what I think you all are suggesting be added as data on each prop.
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#11
How's this look for a draft Prop Data group?

Prop Data

Manufacturer = {
_id: int,
name: string,
website: string,
country: string,
}

Prop = {
_id: int,
manufacturer_id: int,
name: string,
diameter: int,
pitch: int,
innerDiameter: int,
bladeNumber: int,
material: string,
weight: int,
weightScale: int,
use: [ racing: bool, acro: bool ],
thrustScale: int,
thrustProfile: object,
description: string
}

Rating = {
_id: int,
durability: int,
quality: int,
efficiency: int,
price: int,
overall: int,
review: string
}
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#12
Nice idea. Not sure wether we should define what they could be used for (race or not). If user can sort by thrust, weight, durability etc it will be their decision what they use it for... just a thought.

Appreciate your work. Would be nice to have a proper table, sorry i can't get myself together to work on this right now. Will add some pics later though of all the props i had on the scale so far.
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#13
(23-Feb-2017, 08:38 AM)fftunes Wrote: Nice idea. Not sure wether we should define what they could be used for (race or not). If user can sort by thrust, weight, durability etc it will be their decision what they use it for... just a thought.

Appreciate your work. Would be nice to have a proper table, sorry i can't get myself together to work on this right now. Will add some pics later though of all the props i had on the scale so far.

That's a good point. May move 'use' to 'recommendedUse' under the review section.

Also going to add 'bladeStyle' to the properties.
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#14
That's the props i put on the scale so far, have some more to measure but no pics yet.
Some are attachments from another forum, hope they work for this here.

HQ5045 & HQ5045BN
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Ignore the Tarot, they break on 4s.
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