Drone Motors

9- to 12-inch FPV motor

BrotherHobby Avenger 3115 V5

A 3115 for 9- to 12-inch folding props on 6S: 117 g with leads, and up to 4,974 g of pull per motor on BrotherHobby’s bench (710KV on a 12-inch folding tri-blade), with a set of folding props in the box.

  • 9- to 12-inch builds
  • 6S
  • BrotherHobby folding props (23 mm hole pitch)
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 3115 motor drawn from BrotherHobby’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are BrotherHobby’s bench figures for the Folding 1248 prop at 25.2 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 30% throttle.

Version

Tested on 25.2 V with a 12-inch folding tri-blade (1248); 6S 65 A ESC listed.

Max thrust
4,974 g
Folding 1248 prop, 25.2 V
Weight
117 g
with 300 mm leads; the 910KV’s report gives 112 g and the 790KV’s 127.45 g; an infographic on the page (S2) gives 127 g
Peak current
61.5 A
full throttle
Max power
1,550 W
full throttle

from $34.99a motor at BrotherHobby

A set of four: $139.96

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.

02,0004,0006,00030%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%gthrottle4,974 gFolding 1248

At 60% with the Folding 1248: 2,862 g of thrust, 25.7 A, 648 W, 4.42 g per watt.

On your quad

30.6 : 1

Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 19,896 g with the Folding 1248 at 25.2 V.

At 60% throttle they pull 11,448 g, 17.6 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 $34.99

What to pair it with

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

ESC
BrotherHobby lists a 6S 65 A ESC for the 710KV, 6S 60 A for the 730KV and 910KV, and 6S 70 A for the 790KV; full-throttle peaks were 61.5 A, 55.8 A, 59.8 A and 63 A. (BrotherHobby summary, BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby 730KV test report, BrotherHobby 790KV test report, BrotherHobby 910KV test report)
Props
BrotherHobby’s folding tri-blades with a 23 mm hole pitch: on the 710KV a 1248 (4,974 g at full throttle), on the 730KV a 1148 (4,443 g), on the 790KV a GF1051-3 (4,651 g) and on the 910KV a 9453F (4,340 g). (BrotherHobby folding props, BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby 730KV test report, BrotherHobby 790KV test report, BrotherHobby 910KV test report)
Frame
Four M3 holes on a 19 mm circle (19 × 19 mm); the folding props mount on top of the bell with BrotherHobby’s adapter, pins and flange nut, which come in the box. (BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby drawing, BrotherHobby packing list (three-blade))

Where to buy

  • BrotherHobbythe maker’s store; $34.99, down from $36.99, for any KV with three-blade or two-blade folding props (the 710KV and every two-blade set showed none in stock)
    $34.99seen Oct 19, 2026
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Full specs

SpecValueSource
KV710 rpm/V (also 730KV, 790KV and 910KV)BrotherHobby product page
Stator31 × 15 mm (3115); non-oriented silicon-steel laminations (the 790KV report puts 0.2 mm in the stator-height cell; the others give 15 mm)BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby exploded view
Configuration12N14P (12 stator slots, 14 magnet poles)BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 710KV test report
Battery6S LiPoBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 710KV test report
Weight117 g (with 300 mm leads; the 910KV’s report gives 112 g and the 790KV’s 127.45 g; an infographic on the page (S2) gives 127 g)BrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby 730KV test report
Dimensionsφ37.5 × 49.55 mm (with shaft); the shaft stands 18 mm above the bellBrotherHobby drawing, BrotherHobby 710KV test report
ShaftSUS420 heat-treated steel, M5 threadBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby exploded view, BrotherHobby drawing
Mounting4 × M3 holes on a 19 mm circle (19 × 19 mm); the top has 3 × M3 holes on a 23 mm circle for BrotherHobby’s folding propsBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby drawing
Bell7075 aluminium bell cap and base casing, hard anodisedBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby exploded view
MagnetsN52H arc magnetsBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby exploded view
Bearings12 × 6 × 4 mm (BrotherHobby names no bearing maker for the V5)BrotherHobby product page
WindingTU1-grade enamelled wireBrotherHobby exploded view
Internal resistance63 mΩ (730KV 60 mΩ, 790KV 47.34 mΩ, 910KV 47 mΩ)BrotherHobby 710KV test report
Idle current1.54 A (at 10 V; 730KV 1.52 A, 790KV 1.41 A, 910KV 2.26 A)BrotherHobby 710KV test report
Max current61.5 A (full throttle on a folding 1248 tri-blade at 25.2 V; 730KV 55.8 A (1148), 790KV 63 A (GF1051-3), 910KV 59.8 A (9453F))BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby summary
Max power1,549.8 W (730KV 1406.16 W, 790KV 1587.6 W, 910KV 1506.96 W)BrotherHobby 710KV test report, BrotherHobby summary
Leads16 AWG, 300 mmBrotherHobby product page, BrotherHobby 710KV test report
In the boxA set of folding props with their adapter, flange nut, pins, spacers and four screws: three blades and a spring with the three-blade set, two blades with the two-blade setBrotherHobby packing list (three-blade), BrotherHobby packing list (two-blade), BrotherHobby product page

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.

710KV on 6S, 25.2 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
Folding 1248 (12-inch folding, three blades)motor at 115 °C30%25.23.4485386085.6810.04
40%25.28.663291,475216.726.81
50%25.214.974262,042375.485.44
60%25.225.785562,862647.644.42
70%25.23594383,4488823.91
80%25.247.4102474,1091194.483.44
90%25.254.5111274,5611373.793.32
100%25.261.5115064,9741549.83.21

Source: BrotherHobby 710KV test report

730KV on 6S, 25.2 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
Folding 1148 (11-inch folding, three blades)motor at 112 °C30%25.23513079975.610.57
40%25.2765111,297176.47.35
50%25.214.379421,971360.365.47
60%25.223.192252,660582.124.57
70%25.23299783,161806.43.92
80%25.244.5106903,9361121.43.51
90%25.249112104,099.51234.83.32
100%25.255.8113244,4431406.163.16

Source: BrotherHobby 730KV test report

790KV on 6S, 25.2 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
Folding GF1051-3 (10-inch folding, three blades)motor at 81.3 °C30%25.25.35915907133.566.79
40%25.29.372721,357234.365.79
50%25.215.585401,929390.64.94
60%25.226101272,692655.24.11
70%25.237112573,337932.43.58
80%25.250.9124004,0401282.683.15
90%25.259.2130354,4001491.842.95
100%25.263132144,6511587.62.93

Source: BrotherHobby 790KV test report

910KV on 6S, 25.2 V1 prop

PropThrottleVoltage (V)Current (A)RPMThrust (g)Power (W)Efficiency (g/W)
Folding 9453F (9.4-inch folding, three blades)motor at 61 °C30%25.25.77477958143.646.67
40%25.28.986631,276224.285.69
50%25.215.5102661,812390.64.64
60%25.222.5117562,2965674.05
70%25.235.4134793,122892.083.5
80%25.247.7147423,7501202.043.12
90%25.254.4153244,0571370.882.96
100%25.259.8157224,3401506.962.88

Source: BrotherHobby 910KV 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 710KV 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 nominal14.810,5081,226 Hz7,356
4S full16.811,9281,392 Hz8,350
6S nominal22.215,7621,839 Hz11,033
6S full25.217,8922,087 Hz12,524

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 31 × 15 mm stator, 37.5 mm bell, 31.55 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 3115 V5 710KV/730KV/910KV Motor (CW) (product page on BrotherHobby’s store, with its spec list, photos and Test Data tab; it also sells a 790KV). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  2. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 weight and maximum thrust (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  3. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 full-throttle summaries for all four KVs, with the prop and ESC for each (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  4. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 exploded view: shaft, caps, magnets, bearings, wire and stator steel (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  5. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 dimension drawing (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  6. BrotherHobby: folding tri-blade props with a 23 mm hole pitch and their swept diameters (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  7. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 packing list with the three-blade folding props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  8. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5 packing list with the two-blade folding props, and how to order either set (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  9. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5-710KV test report, 2022 bench, folding 1248 tri-blade at 25.2 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Test Data tab). The copper temperature is after two minutes at full throttle.. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  10. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5-730KV test report, 2022 bench, folding 1148 tri-blade at 25.2 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Test Data tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  11. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5-790KV test report, 2022 bench, folding GF1051-3 tri-blade at 25.2 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Test Data tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
  12. BrotherHobby: Avenger 3115 V5-910KV test report, 2022 bench, folding 9453F tri-blade at 25.2 V, with drawing and spec table (image on the Test Data tab). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.