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8 hours ago, Hank said:

Looks like an interesting project! Whatcha makin, par?

Taking the rotor you see in the pictures and attempting to make it turn safely at up to 40k RPM. The goal is to get 30lbs to thrust out of it. The teeth you see on the spinner act as a retaining ring to hold the blades together and prevent any individual blade from departing the rotor hub above their rated RPM. I'm hopeful this electric fan will be a good replacement for small and very expensive turbines used on RC jets.

the 5th pictures there is a tailcone that will go on the back of the brushless motor and clean up the high velocity airflow. It will also give the motor some support as it weighs over 2lbs while allowing me to route the motor wires out into the fuselage using one of the 3 spokes.

Here is a video of what happens when a blade decides to leave the rotor: 

 

 

 

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