Field test of the 2212/6 2200 Kv motor Gemfan 6045 carbon nylon prop on 3S

Hi Everyone -

I had this little beauty out today for some thrashing around on a bit of a windy day😀

Today I was evaluating the Gemfan 6045 Carbon nylon prop to validate it's performance with the very popular 2212/6 2200 kv motor.  For the full details on the bench test performance, please go to my motor test spreadsheet and scroll along the bottom all the way to the left for the sheet with data for this motor.

Here is some flight video discussing this prop as well as some feedback on the FlySky FS-i6 transmitter I have started evaluating.  More will be covered on the transmitter in a separate video.

As I mention in the video, I am very impressed with the performance of this inexpensive prop with this motor.  I discuss in more detail my initial impressions of this prop and bench testing in this blog post.  I was running the Turnigy Plush 40A ESC today as the performance on the bench at mid range was a bit better.

I did notice the biggest improvement at mid range throttle around 50-60% with this prop compared to the 6x4 APC gas prop.  Top end even though this prop produced about 70 gr more thrust at full throttle, I didn't see as big an improvement at full throttle compared to the 6x4 APC gas prop, but overall the GF 6045 prop is producing more speed and power with this lower Kv motor.  As I mention a couple times in the video this is a very good thing as I think these Gemfan props are much easier to get for most people around the world compared to the gas props and they are cheaper.  

With free shipping from Banggood, these props cost about $0.95 USD whereas with shipping included, I am paying about $3.09 per prop for the 6x4 APC gas props.  From what I have seen thus far, these GF 6045 CN props are a great, inexpensive choice for motors of about 2600 kv or less.  As discussed in the video, I did have to play around a bit to find a prop spacer ring that fit snugly otherwise the prop vibrated and ran loud and inefficient.  Here is a video from rcplanepirate that shows how he modifies prop spacer rings to get them to fit snugly and help the prop run more efficiently.

In conclusion, these GF 6045 CN props will become my "go to" prop for motors below 2600 Kv as they have shown much improved performance over the 6x4 APC gas props without a whole lot more amp draw.😀

Park Jet noise...the "other" sound of freedom😎

Cheers,

Scott