Drone Motors

8- to 10-inch FPV motor

BrotherHobby Avenger 2816

A motor for 8- to 10-inch props on 6S or 8S: 28 × 16 mm stator, about 95 g with leads, and up to 3,896 g of pull per motor on BrotherHobby’s bench (620KV on a 10-inch tri-blade at 32 V).

  • 8- to 10-inch long range
  • 6S (720KV, 810KV, 1050KV) or 8S (620KV, 750KV)
  • 8- and 10-inch tri-blade props
Drawing the 3D model…

The spin is an illustration: the model turns at 1/600 of the no-load speed, and it is a generic 2816 motor drawn from BrotherHobby’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are BrotherHobby’s bench figures for the HQ 10 × 5 × 3 prop at 24 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 30% throttle.

Version

Tested on 24 V with an HQ 10 × 5 × 3; 6S 55 A ESC listed.

Max thrust
3,523 g
HQ 10 × 5 × 3 prop, 24 V
Weight
94.65 g
with 250 mm leads; 620KV 96.91 g, 750KV 96.71 g, 1050KV 93.56 g, 720KV 97.49 g with 300 mm leads; the spec list gives 86.7 g with 25 cm wires
Peak current
55.0 A
full throttle
Max power
1,304 W
full throttle

from $39.99a motor at BrotherHobby

A set of four: $159.96

Price seen Oct 19, 2026. Plain links: we earn nothing from them.

What it pulls

BrotherHobby’s own bench test, one line per prop. Drag across the chart to move the throttle; the model above follows.

01,0002,0003,0004,00030%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%gthrottle3,523 gHQ 10 × 5 × 3

At 60% with the HQ 10 × 5 × 3: 1,748 g of thrust, 17.6 A, 421 W, 4.16 g per watt.

On your quad

21.7 : 1

Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 14,092 g with the HQ 10 × 5 × 3 at 24 V.

At 60% throttle they pull 6,992 g, 10.8 times the quad’s weight.

All-up weight is the quad ready to fly, with its battery and camera. The thrust is the maker’s static bench figure; in the air it is lower.

What you get for $39.99

What to pair it with

Our reading of BrotherHobby’s numbers, so your build matches what the motor was tested with.

ESC
BrotherHobby lists an 8S 50 A ESC for the 620KV and 8S 45 A for the 750KV, 6S 55 A for the 810KV and 1050KV, and 6S 50 A for the 720KV; their full-throttle peaks were 47.5 A, 43.8 A, 55.0 A, 54.6 A and 28.2 A. (BrotherHobby 1050KV test report, BrotherHobby 810KV test report, BrotherHobby 720KV test report, BrotherHobby 750KV test report, BrotherHobby 620KV test report)
Props
On an HQ 10 × 5 × 3 the 620KV pulled 3,896 g (8S) and the 810KV 3,523 g (6S) at full throttle; on an HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 the 750KV pulled 3,072 g (8S), the 1050KV 2,921 g and the 720KV 2,231 g (6S). (BrotherHobby 1050KV test report, BrotherHobby 810KV test report, BrotherHobby 720KV test report, BrotherHobby 750KV test report, BrotherHobby 620KV test report)
Battery
8S for the 620KV and 750KV and 6S for the 720KV, 810KV and 1050KV in BrotherHobby’s tests; its spec list gives 4S–6S. (BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 1050KV test report, BrotherHobby 810KV test report, BrotherHobby 720KV test report, BrotherHobby 750KV test report, BrotherHobby 620KV test report)
Frame
Four M3 holes on a 19 mm circle (19 × 19 mm). (BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 810KV test report)

Where to buy

  • BrotherHobbythe maker’s store; $39.99, down from $45.99, for any KV
    $39.99seen Oct 19, 2026
    Visit
  • GetFPV620KV, 750KV, 810KV or 1050KV
    price on the store’s page
    Visit

Plain links, not affiliate links. Prices change; the store’s page has the current one.

Full specs

SpecValueSource
KV810 rpm/V (also 620KV, 720KV, 750KV and 1050KV)BrotherHobby product page
Stator28 × 16 mm (2816); 0.2 mm Kawasaki silicon-steel laminationsBrotherHobby 810KV test report, BrotherHobby product page
Configuration12N14P (12 stator slots, 14 magnet poles)BrotherHobby product page
Battery6S or 8S LiPo, by KV (BrotherHobby’s test reports run the 720KV, 810KV and 1050KV on 6S and the 620KV and 750KV on 8S; the spec list gives 4S–6S)BrotherHobby 1050KV test report, BrotherHobby 810KV test report, BrotherHobby 720KV test report, BrotherHobby 750KV test report, BrotherHobby 620KV test report
Weight94.65 g (with 250 mm leads; 620KV 96.91 g, 750KV 96.71 g, 1050KV 93.56 g, 720KV 97.49 g with 300 mm leads; the spec list gives 86.7 g with 25 cm wires)BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Dimensionsφ34 × 46.2 mm (with shaft); the shaft stands 16 mm above the bellBrotherHobby 1050KV test report, BrotherHobby 810KV test report
ShaftHollow titanium alloy, 5 mm, M5 thread (8.5 mm of thread)BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby infographic, BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Mounting4 × M3 holes on a 19 mm circle (19 × 19 mm)BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Bell7075 aluminium bell cap and base casingBrotherHobby product page
MagnetsN52H arc magnetsBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby infographic
BearingsNMB (Japan), 12 × 6 × 4 mmBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby infographic
WindingGrade T1 oxygen-free copper enamelled wireBrotherHobby infographic
Internal resistance73.21 mΩ (620KV 101.27 mΩ, 720KV 78.36 mΩ, 750KV 74.90 mΩ, 1050KV 55.72 mΩ)BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Idle current1.3 A (at 10 V; 620KV 0.8 A, 720KV 0.91 A, 750KV 1.05 A, 1050KV 1.75 A)BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Max current55 A (full throttle on an HQ 10 × 5 × 3 at 23.7 V; 620KV 47.5 A on the same prop at 31.8 V; on an HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3, 1050KV 54.6 A at 23.7 V, 750KV 43.8 A at 31.8 V and 720KV 28.2 A at 25.2 V)BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Max power1,303.5 W (620KV 1510.50 W, 750KV 1392.84 W, 1050KV 1294.02 W, 720KV 710.64 W)BrotherHobby 810KV test report
Leads18 AWG, 250 mm (the 720KV’s 2025 test report gives 300 mm)BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 810KV test report

Bench data

Redrawn from BrotherHobby’s test reports. Thrust is static pull on a bench, more than you get in flight. Power is volts × amps; efficiency is thrust divided by power.

620KV on 8S, 32 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
HQ 10 × 5 × 3 (10-inch, three blades)motor at 97.8 °C30%3235562550965.73
40%325.66881864179.24.82
50%3210.584591,3263363.95
60%3215.695321,715499.23.44
70%3220.8104822,140665.63.22
80%31.932.3118402,8891030.372.8
90%31.838.3123843,3101217.942.72
100%31.847.5132093,8961510.52.58

Source: BrotherHobby 620KV test report

720KV on 6S, 25.2 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 (8-inch, three blades)motor at 48 °C30%25.21.45547625636.547.01
40%25.22.4679442260.486.98
50%25.24.48289640110.885.77
60%25.28.410172994211.684.7
70%25.211.7114291,250294.844.24
80%25.216.7128691,573420.843.74
90%25.222.2140061,924559.443.44
100%25.228.2151162,231710.643.14

Source: BrotherHobby 720KV test report

750KV on 8S, 32 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 (8-inch, three blades)motor at 93.4 °C30%322.56672335804.19
40%325.590086501763.69
50%329.310846935297.63.14
60%3212.8120611,206409.62.94
70%3220.4140571,732652.82.65
80%31.930.5158652,352972.952.42
90%31.934.6164212,5591103.742.32
100%31.843.8174983,0721392.842.21

Source: BrotherHobby 750KV test report

810KV on 6S, 24 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
HQ 10 × 5 × 3 (10-inch, three blades)motor at 108.5 °C30%243.4503247881.65.86
40%246.46370862153.65.61
50%241380501,4303124.58
60%23.917.688741,748420.644.16
70%23.926.299652,276626.183.63
80%23.837.4109502,845890.123.2
90%23.842.5115043,0371011.53
100%23.755122763,5231303.52.7

Source: BrotherHobby 810KV test report

1050KV on 6S, 24 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 (8-inch, three blades)motor at 95.2 °C30%244.67405441110.43.99
40%247.588917011803.89
50%2411.810409979283.23.46
60%2418.1120281,322434.43.04
70%23.925.7134911,674614.232.73
80%23.837.1150212,219882.982.51
90%23.847.5160102,6481130.52.34
100%23.754.6169962,9211294.022.26

Source: BrotherHobby 1050KV test report

Inside the motor

A brushless outrunner: the coils stand still in the middle and the magnets spin around them. From the top down:

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 810KV version reaches about these speeds; a prop loads the motor and brings it down, typically to around 70–75% of these figures at full throttle.

BatteryVoltsNo-load rpm (KV × V)Electrical frequencyESC steps per second
4S nominal14.811,9881,399 Hz8,392
4S full16.813,6081,588 Hz9,526
6S nominal22.217,9822,098 Hz12,587
6S full25.220,4122,381 Hz14,288

A 14-pole rotor has 7 pole pairs, so every turn of the shaft is 7 electrical cycles, and a six-step ESC switches the phases 42 times per turn.

About the 3D model

A generic outrunner drawn from BrotherHobby’s published sizes: the 28 × 16 mm stator, 34 mm bell, 30.2 mm height, 5 mm shaft, 19 mm mounting circle and 12 teeth and 14 magnets. Anything BrotherHobby doesn’t publish is typical for a motor this size, and the bell’s spoked top, the base and the inside are a generic design, not this motor’s. The colours are read off the maker’s product photos. There are no logos or markings: it is our drawing, not the maker’s.

Sources

  1. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816 Motor (product page on BrotherHobby’s store, with its spec list, photos and Tech Specs tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816 load-test banner (“Optional KV: 620KV / 690KV / 750KV / 810KV / 900KV / 1000KV”) and the 620KV full-throttle card (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816 full-throttle cards for a 690KV and the 750KV (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  4. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816 features, N52H magnets, hollow titanium shaft and NMB bearings (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  5. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816 N52H magnets and grade T1 oxygen-free copper enamelled wire (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  6. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816-1050KV test report, 2018 bench, HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 at 24 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Tech Specs tab). Copper temperatures in all the reports are after two minutes at full throttle.. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  7. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816-810KV test report, 2018 bench, HQ 10 × 5 × 3 at 24 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Tech Specs tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  8. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816-720KV test report, 2025 bench, HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 at 25.2 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Tech Specs tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  9. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816-750KV test report, 2018 bench, HQ 8 × 4.5 × 3 at 32 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Tech Specs tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  10. BrotherHobby: Avenger 2816-620KV test report, 2018 bench, HQ 10 × 5 × 3 at 32 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Tech Specs tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.