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Re: For those who are skeptical about propellers - Team 2526
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Originally Posted by Hachiban VIII View Post
What you should do is put them up high, so they will both propel your bot and blow-away balls.

If it can move a 120 lb. bot it should be able to deflect a few rocks
Sadly that hasn't worked with the tests our team has doen, the porous nature of the ball's geometry tends to not move it at all. Our tests were all done with a 22" blade with a 3D-10A pitch blade that was moving a lot of air at a 1:1 ratio from a CIM. YMMV.

Looking good guys, keep it up.

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