How I Made A Thruster With 3 Brushless Motors 🚀🔥

If you saw my thruster in water, you might wonder how 3 brushless motors can work. I can tell you that it works great, is fun to use, isn't too expensive and is more efficient than a 3D printed propeller.

In my search to be able to fly better and further I have made a lot of changes to my equipment. I have always been a fan of three blade props because of their awesome efficiency at higher altitudes (I live on the side of a mountain) but the thrust output was pretty low. So, I designed my own custom thruster with three brushless motors - check out the video for more details and instructions on how you can do this yourself!

Hopefully this tutorial has shown you that if you want to go fast, really really fast, brushless motors and ESCs are the way to go. But there's more than one way to get things done. I'm curious to hear about all of your designs, no matter the motors or ESCs that you have chosen!

My dream came true with the building of a gigantic, functional and animated winged vehicle with which to call “supercar”. My manual car has 3 brushless motors and it has brought me many friends and fans at my University. The car is fully functional, with breaks, gearbox, engine, wheel drive, steering wheel and video capture to ensure maximum security. It can also perform very well on slopes thanks to a hill descent system that automatically activates when driving down a slope greater than 15 degrees.

Make sure you are using the right channel controls for your motor, or you could start sending commands to the wrong motors. I also like to set channels 6, 7 and 8 as my main thrust controls and channels 1 to 5 as spin on x, y and z.

When it comes to implementing the rotation of an object, any source of rotational energy can be used as input. For instance, if you want to rotate a prosthetic arm, a servo would probably be the easiest thing to use. This way, the rotation being produced by the joystick on your gamepad will be transmitted to the prosthetic arm, causing it to move around in accordance with the input given by the user.

Building the thruster took some trial and error, but it was well worth it in the end.The first step was to measure out the components needed for the frame. I used an old longboard deck I had laying around my house and cut it into four pieces: two equal length pieces for the ends of the quadcopter and two smaller pieces to fit inside them. All of these were cut at 9 inches long. I then drilled a hole in each side of each piece near the ends, making sure they were all even, and used zip ties to secure them together.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made my thruster. It was fun to build, and I'm sure there are plenty of other people out there who would find it fun too. If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comments below! Be sure to mention what kind of thruster building project you're thinking of doing, or any area that you'd like further explanation on!

First off, I want to say that these thrusters I made fly very well and are a ton of fun. Essentially, a drag racer can be turned into a mini-drone if you're looking for something like that. I'm not sure how long they will last, but they were a blast to make and flew very well. The main challenges in making them were finding the right parts at the right price/quality, assembling them correctly, and actually getting them to work! Worst case, they are just exciting paperweights and go great on your desk 🙂

Don't be afraid to experiment with different motor positions, propellant/nozzle/motor sizes, and diameters. Things might not always go as planned, but that is all part of the building process!

No matter how much it cost me, I learned a lot in the smoky aftermath of my first big project. Now I know how to deal with wires, how to solder on small pads, and how precisely you can measure the load cells used as accelerometer substitutes in car crash dummies.

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