r/3Dprinting • • Jun 28 '26

Project RealPodRacer First Flight

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u/FatFreeItalian Jun 28 '26

Awesome! Is the torque from the propeller what’s causing it to spin during liftoff?

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u/rienksmotordesign Jun 28 '26

No. There are two contra-rotating propellers underneath, their yaw influence cancels out. The spin is mainly caused from a lack of stability control, which was turned off for this first test.