Old School Model Works : Electric Conversion Suggestions


We have teamed up with Innov8tive Designs to provide suggestions for anyone wanting to convert our OSMW kits to electric power. Innov8tive is a well known and very reputable supplier of high quality electric motors, ESC's, LiPo battery packs as well as other products.

They have provided us this list of suggested motors, ESC's, batteries and props for each of our kits. You'll find that information, along with their computed specs (watts, RPM, thrust, etc.) when using either their BadAss or Cobra power systems. The Cobra power systems are usually less expensive and the BadAss systems are typically have the higher performance. Both choices are shown so you can choose between these brands and pick the one that's right for you.

We've also provided direct links to each of the suggested motor, ESC and battery options. Clicking any of those links will bring up Innov8tive's web page in a new window - where you can see all their info and purchase directly from them.

This  information is current as of 12/1/2024.

Bat

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2315-1480Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-40A
Battery 3S-1300mah
Prop APC 8x4-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 24.31
Watts: 270  •  RPM: 13,405
Thrust: 40 oz.  •  Speed: 51 mph
Motor 2814/12 1390Kv
ESC C-40 Amp
Battery 3S-1300mah
Prop APC 9x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 33.09
Watts: 367  •  RPM: 11,528
Thrust: 50 oz.  •  Speed: 66 mph
BadAss Notes: For a jump up in performance you could go one of two ways, either to the BA-2320-1310 or to the 2814-1300. The 2320 motor weighs 3.23 ounces and the 2814 motor weighs 4.13 ounces. Both of these motors can spin the same 8x6, 9x4.5 and 9x6 props used on the Cobra 2814 motor, but they will have a bit higher performance that the Cobra motor.
You can look at all the prop combinations for the BA-2320-1310 motor at this link.
And you can get the same info for the BA-2814-1300 motor at this link.

Comet

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2820-1080Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop MAS 9x7x3

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 33.5
Watts: 372  •  RPM: 10,342
Thrust: 57 oz.  •  Speed: 68 mph
Motor C-2826/8, 1130Kv
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop MAS 9x7x3

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 31.1
Watts: 345  •  RPM: 10,086
Thrust: 55 oz.  •  Speed: 67 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to a MAS 10x7x3 prop and a 3-cell 3300mah battery will get you a current draw of 43 amps for 477 watts of power, 9,856 RPM, 72 ounces of thrust and a speed of 65 mph.
Cobra Notes: Switching to a MAS 10x7x3 prop and a 3-cell 3300mah battery will get you a current draw of 40 amps for 445 watts of power, 9,412 RPM, 67 ounces of thrust and a speed of 62 MPH.

Dart

BadAss Power System Tempest Power System
Motor BA-2305-1440Kv
ESC BA-ESC-REB-20V2-L
Battery 3S-850mah
Prop APC 7x5E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 13
Watts: 144  •  RPM: 11,263
Thrust: 19.3 oz.  •  Speed: 53 mph
Motor TEM-2205-1500
ESC TEM-ESC-20A-4S
Battery 3S-850mah
Prop APC 7x5E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 11.7
Watts: 130  •  RPM: 10,574
Thrust: 17.3 oz.  •  Speed: 50 mph

Fifty Six

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2826-1030Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2 80A
Battery 3S 45C 3300mah
4S 45C 3300mah
Prop APC-10x5-E

4S specs:
Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 45
Watts: 667  •  RPM: 13,008
Thrust: 84 oz.  •  Speed: 62 mph
Motor C-2826/8 Kv=1130
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 3S 45C 3300mah
4S 45C 3300mah
Prop APC-10x5-E

4S specs:
Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 48.5
Watts: 718  •  RPM: 12,829
Thrust: 84 oz.  •  Speed: 61 mph
BadAss Notes: Since this motor has more current handling capacity, you can also run the 10x7-E or 10x8-E. A 10x8-E would give 64.26 Amps, 951 Watts, 12,148 RPM, and 92 ounces of thrust.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 10x6-E prop, you could push the power level up to that of a .40 glow engine (Amps – 50.1, Watts – 742, RPM – 12,646, Thrust – 89 ounces).

GHOST

Cobra Power System Tempest Power System
Motor C-3520/10
ESC 60 amp ESC
Battery 4S-4000mah
Prop APC-12x6-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 57
Watts: 843  •  RPM: 10,033
Thrust: 111 oz.  •  Speed: 57 mph
Motor 3520-980
ESC 80 amp ESC
Battery 4S-4000mah
Prop APC-11x5.5-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 45.5
Watts: 674  •  RPM: 10,864
Thrust: 95 oz.  •  Speed: 57 mph
Notes: For best, trainer like performance run this motor with an 11x5.5 or 11x7 prop, so a 60-amp ESC would be adequate for it. If you wanted to have a bit more headroom on the ESC, you can always go with an 80-amp as well.
In the BadAss line, the BA-3515-940 motor would work well.

Javelin

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-3515-940Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2 80A
Battery 4S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 57.8
Watts: 856  •  RPM: 10,984
Thrust: 105 oz.  •  Speed: 73 mph
Motor C-3520/10, 980Kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 4S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 52.4
Watts: 776  •  RPM: 10,420
Thrust: 97 oz.  •  Speed: 69 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 12x6-E prop will get you a current draw of 63.4 amps for 938 watts of power spinning at 10,682 RPM with 123 ounces of thrust and a speed of 61 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 12x6-E prop will get you a current draw of 56.9 amps for 843 watts of power spinning at 10,033 RPM with 111 ounces of thrust and a speed of 57 MPH.

Kaos 60

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-3530-630
ESC BA-REB-V2 100A
Battery 6S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 22.2  •  Amps: 63.3
Watts: 1406  •  RPM: 12,611
Thrust: 136 oz.  •  Speed: 84 mph
Motor C-4120-16 610kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 6S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x10-E

Volts: 22.2  •  Amps: 53.1
Watts: 1178  •  RPM: 11,126
Thrust: 113 oz.  •  Speed: 90 mph
BadAss Notes: You could also go with an 11x8.5-E prop and get around 100 MPH top speed.
Cobra Notes: If you wanted to go a bit faster, for Old-School Pattern type flying, you could also use an 11x10-E prop with a speed of roughly 103 mph.

Lark

Tempest Power System #1 Tempest Power System #2
Motor 2826-920kv
ESC Tempest 60A ESC
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC-10x6-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 37.9
Watts: 560  •  RPM: 11,673
Thrust: 76 oz.  •  Speed: 66 mph
Motor 2826-920kv
ESC Tempest 60A ESC
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC-10x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 43.6
Watts: 645  •  RPM: 11,255
Thrust: 78 oz.  •  Speed: 75 mph

Mambo

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2820-1080Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 3S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x7-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 38.2
Watts: 424  •  RPM: 10,097
Thrust: 60 oz.  •  Speed: 67 mph
Motor C-2820/10, 1170Kv
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 3S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 31.6
Watts: 351  •  RPM: 10,202
Thrust: 57 oz.  •  Speed: 58 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 11x5.5-E prop will get you a current draw of 40.7 amps for 452 watts of power spinning at 9,965 RPM with 74 ounces of thrust and a speed of 52 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 11x5.5-E prop will get you a current draw of 39.5 amps for 438 watts of power spinning at 9,678 RPM with 71 ounces of thrust and a speed of 50 MPH.

Minuette

Tempest Power System Cobra Power System
Motor 2814-1050
ESC 40 amp
Battery 3S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 27.1
Watts: 301  •  RPM: 10,013
Thrust: 50 oz.  •  Speed: 48 mph
Motor C-2814/16
ESC C-33 Amp
Battery 3S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x7-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 24.75
Watts: 274  •  RPM: 8710
Thrust: 47 oz.  •  Speed: 58 mph

Polaris

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor 2820-1080
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 14.4  •  Amps: 54
Watts: 800  •  
Thrust: 88 oz.  •  Speed: 75 mph
Motor C-3520/10
ESC 65 Amp
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC 10x7-E

Volts: 14.4  •  Amps: 58
Watts: 775  •  
Thrust: 96 oz.  •  Speed: 70 mph

Quickie 500

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2826-1030Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2 80A
Battery 4S-2600mah
Prop APC 9x9-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 62.9
Watts: 931  •  RPM: 12,188
Thrust: 71 oz.  •  Speed: 104 mph
Motor C-2826-EF1, 1200Kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 4S-2600mah
Prop APC 8x8-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 67.3
Watts: 1010  •  RPM: 13,960
Thrust: 62 oz.  •  Speed: 106 mph
BadAss Notes: For Sport Flying an APC 10x6-E prop and a 4-cell 4000mah battery will get you a current draw of 50.6 amps for 750 watts of power at 12,774 RPM with 88 ounces of thrust and a speed of 73 MPH.
Cobra Notes: For Sport Flying a C-2826/8, 1130Kv motor, C-60A ESC, 4S-4000mah Battery and APC 10x6-E prop will pull 50.1 amps for 742 watts at 12,646 RPM, with 89 oz of thrust and a speed of 72 MPH.

Raider (Pirate Stik)

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-3530-700
ESC BA-ESC-REB-100V2
Battery 5S-5000mah
Prop APC 11x7E

Volts: 18.5  •  Amps: 51.16
Watts: 946.5  •  RPM: 11,545
Thrust: 112.97 oz.  •  Speed: 76.5 mph
Motor C-4120-14, 710Kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 5S-5000mah
Prop APC 11x7-E

Volts: 18.5  •  Amps: 46.06
Watts: 852.1  •  RPM: 10,984
Thrust: 109.14 oz.  •  Speed: 72.8 mph

Robinhood 25

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2814-1300Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 3S-3300mah
Prop APC 9x4.5-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 30.4
Watts: 338  •  RPM: 12,370
Thrust: 55 oz.  •  Speed: 53 mph
Motor C-2814/12, 1390Kv
ESC C-40 Amp
Battery 3S-2600mah
Prop APC 9x4.5-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 28.9
Watts: 321  •  RPM: 11,941
Thrust: 52 oz.  •  Speed: 51 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 10x5-E prop will get you a current draw of 42.2 amps for 467 watts of power at 11,528 RPM with 67 ounces of thrust and a speed of 55 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 10x5-E prop will get you a current draw of 39.3 amps for 436 watts of power at 10,967 RPM with 61 ounces of thrust and a speed of 52 MPH.

Robinhood 80

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-3530-570Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2 80A
Battery 6S-5000mah
Prop APC 13x6.5-E

Volts: 22.2  •  Amps: 59.36
Watts: 1318  •  RPM: 10,186
Thrust: 146 oz.  •  Speed: 63 mph
Motor C-4130/12, 540Kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 6S-5000mah
Prop APC 13x6.5-E

Volts: 22.2  •  Amps: 50.6
Watts: 1123  •  RPM: 9,808
Thrust: 142 oz.  •  Speed: 60 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 14x6-E prop will get you a current draw of 51.7 amps for 1147 watts of power at 10,369 RPM with 168 ounces of thrust and a speed of 59 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 14x7-E prop will get you a current draw of 63.9 amps for 1418 watts of power at 9,337 RPM with 166 ounces of thrust and a speed of 62 MPH.

Sky Ranger 40

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-3515-940Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2 80A
Battery 4S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 57.8
Watts: 856  •  RPM: 10,984
Thrust: 105 oz.  •  Speed: 73 mph
Motor C-3520/10, 980Kv
ESC C-80 Amp
Battery 4S-5000mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 52.4
Watts: 776  •  RPM: 10,420
Thrust: 97 oz.  •  Speed: 69 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 12x6-E prop will get you a current draw of 63.4 amps for 938 watts of power spinning at 10,682 RPM with 123 ounces of thrust and a speed of 61 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 12x6-E prop will get you a current draw of 56.9 amps for 843 watts of power spinning at 10,033 RPM with 111 ounces of thrust and a speed of 57 MPH.

Sunday Fighters (Bristol Spadport / Heinschmitt)

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2820-1080Kv
ESC BA-REB-65A
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 33.1
Watts: 367  •  RPM: 10,356
Thrust: 58 oz.  •  Speed: 59 mph
Motor C-2820/10, 1170Kv
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 31.6
Watts: 351  •  RPM: 10,202
Thrust: 57 oz.  •  Speed: 58 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 11x5.5-E prop will get you a current draw of 40.7 amps for 452 watts of power at 9,965 RPM with 74 ounces of thrust and a speed of 52 MPH.
Cobra Notes: Switching to an APC 11x5.5-E prop will get you a current draw of 39.5 amps for 438 watts of power at 9,678 RPM with 71 ounces of thrust and a speed of 51 MPH.

Sunday Fighter (Fifty-One and One-O Nine)

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor C-2820/10, 1170Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop APC 10x6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 31.6
Watts: 351  •  RPM: 10,202
Thrust: 57 oz.  •  Speed: 58 mph
Motor C-2820/10, 1170Kv
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 4S-2200mah
Prop APC 9x6-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 39.8
Watts: 590  •  RPM: 13,368
Thrust: 68 oz.  •  Speed: 76 mph
Notes: In our BadAss line, the 2820/1080 motor would give similar performance, making about 5% more power on both of the props shown above.  However, since this motor is rated for up to 65 amps, you can run larger or higher pitched props on it safely and get even more power or speed if desired.
A third good motor would be our new Tempest 2820-1170 motor. This motor produces power in between the Cobra and BadAss motors.
For any of these motors, you would want to use a matching 60 amp ESC.

Trophy Racers (Howard Pete / Wedell Williams)

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2820-910Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-60A
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 46.8
Watts: 693  •  RPM: 10,225
Thrust: 91 oz.  •  Speed: 68 mph
Motor C-2826/10, 930Kv
ESC C-60 Amp
Battery 4S-3300mah
Prop APC-11x7-E

Volts: 14.8  •  Amps: 42.9
Watts: 635  •  RPM: 10,001
Thrust: 88 oz.  •  Speed: 66 mph
BadAss Notes: Switching to an APC 11x8.5-E propeller and a 4-cell 4000mah battery will get you a current draw of 53.4 amps for 791 watts of power, 9,738 RPM and 86 ounces of thrust with a speed of 78 MPH.
Cobra Notes: A C-3520/10 motor with an APC 11x7-E prop and a 4-cell 4000mah battery will pull 52.4 amps for 776 watts of power at 10,420 RPM, with 97 ounces of thrust and a speed of 69 MPH.

Wayfarer

BadAss Power System Cobra Power System
Motor BA-2305-1960Kv
ESC BA-REB-V2-20A
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop APC 5x4.6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 14.3
Watts: 159  •  RPM: 17,465
Thrust: 19 oz.  •  Speed: 76 mph
Motor C-2208/20, 2000Kv
ESC C-22 Amp
Battery 3S-2200mah
Prop APC 5x4.6-E

Volts: 11.1  •  Amps: 14.3
Watts: 159  •  RPM: 17,493
Thrust: 29 oz.  •  Speed: 76 mph
Notes: The speed noted is the speed of the air exiting the prop at full throttle, since this is a glider, you will not go that fast.