As a propeller spins, unwanted side effects can occur: propeller torque effect, corkscrew effect, gyroscopic effect, etc. To compensate (or maybe even eliminate) these side effects, two propellers can be mounted, each spinning in its own direction, on the same axis.
This paper is dealing with a construction of a gear drive which enables this and could be mounted on an acrobatic radio-controlled aircraft. We chose a concept of solution with an internal and external gear pairing and evaluated it considering the motor we have available.
We discovered that our design could be manufactured, but our set goals (mass 850g, price under 600 EUR, compact size) were difficult to achieve with the motor we have available. We concluded that we would have to take into account a more suitable motor with fewer revolutions per minute.
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