3–3.5-inch FPV motor
iFlight XING 1504
A 12.3 g motor for 3- to 3.5-inch quads on 4S: a one-piece bell, NSK bearings, and 433 g of pull per motor on a 3.5-inch tri-blade on iFlight's bench.
- 3- to 3.5-inch quads
- 4S
The spin is an illustration: the model turns at 1/600 of the no-load speed, and it is a generic 1504 motor drawn from iFlight’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are iFlight’s bench figures for the 3525-3 prop at 16.8 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 50% throttle.
- Max thrust
- 433 g
- 3525-3 prop, 16.8 V
- Weight
- 12.3 g
- with wires
- Peak current
- 12.4 A
- full throttle
- Max power
- 207 W
- full throttle
from $16.99a motor at iFlight
A set of four: $67.96
Price seen Oct 19, 2026. Plain links: we earn nothing from them.
What it pulls
iFlight’s own bench test, one line per prop. Drag across the chart to move the throttle; the model above follows.
At 60% with the 3525-3: 235 g of thrust, 4.8 A, 81 W, 2.92 g per watt.
On your quad
2.7 : 1
Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 1,732 g with the 3525-3 at 16.8 V.
At 60% throttle they pull 940 g, 1.4 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 $16.99
One-piece bell
iFlight lists the rotor as Unibell, its one-piece bell.
Source: iFlight product page
Curved N52H magnets
Arc-shaped N52H magnets, 14 poles on a 12-slot stator.
Source: iFlight 3100KV test report
NSK bearings
5 × 2 × 2.5 mm NSK bearings.
Source: iFlight product page
Single-strand windings
One strand per tooth, 247 mΩ between phases.
Source: iFlight product page
12.3 g with wires
For a 15 × 4 mm stator with a φ21.6 mm bell.
Source: iFlight product page
What to pair it with
Our reading of iFlight’s numbers, so your build matches what the motor was tested with.
- ESC
- Rated for at least 12.44 A, the peak iFlight measured at full throttle on a 3525 tri-blade on 4S. A 20 A AIO or 4-in-1 leaves room to spare. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Props
- iFlight tested it with a 3525 tri-blade (3.5 × 2.5): 169 g at half throttle and 433 g at full. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Battery
- 4S. iFlight gives 16.8 V as the input and says it is not a 6S motor. (iFlight product page)
- Frame
- Four M2 holes on a 9 mm circle (sold as "9 × 9"). Four M2×5 and two M2×7 screws come in the box. (iFlight product page, iFlight 3100KV test report)
Where to buy
- iFlightthe maker's store$16.99seen Oct 19, 2026Visit
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Full specs
| Spec | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| KV | 3,100 rpm/V (the only KV iFlight sells) | iFlight product page |
| Stator | 15 × 4 mm (1504) | iFlight product page |
| Configuration | 12N14P (12 stator slots, 14 magnet poles) | iFlight product page |
| Battery | 4S LiPo (16.8 V) (iFlight gives 16.8 V as the input and answered on its page that it is not a 6S motor) | iFlight product page |
| Weight | 12.3 g (with wires) | iFlight product page |
| Dimensions | φ21.6 × 18.5 mm (with shaft); body 13.45 mm tall (the drawing gives φ21.6 ± 0.1 mm and 13.45 ± 0.3 mm) | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| Shaft | 1.5 mm, protrudes 4 mm | iFlight product page |
| Mounting | 4 × M2 holes (φ2 mm) on a 9 mm circle, sold as "9 × 9"; base plate 1.5 mm (iFlight's table says 9*9-φ2mm; its drawing dimensions the holes as a φ9 circle) | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| Bell | Unibell (one piece) | iFlight product page |
| Magnets | N52H, curved | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| Bearings | NSK φ5 × φ2 × 2.5 mm | iFlight product page |
| Winding | single-strand copper | iFlight product page |
| Interphase resistance | 247 mΩ | iFlight product page |
| Peak current | 12.44 A (100% throttle, 3525 tri-blade prop, 16.68 V) | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| Max power | 207 W | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| Leads | 26 AWG, 160 mm | iFlight 3100KV test report |
| In the box | 4 × M2×5 screws, 2 × M2×7 screws | iFlight product page |
Bench data
Redrawn from iFlight’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.
3100KV on 4S, 16.8 V1 prop
| Prop | Throttle | Voltage (V) | Current (A) | Thrust (g) | Power (W) | Efficiency (g/W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3525-3 (3.5 × 2.5, three blades)motor at 60 °C | 50% | 16.88 | 3.13 | 169 | 53 | 3.195 |
| 60% | 16.84 | 4.79 | 235 | 81 | 2.915 | |
| 70% | 16.8 | 6.54 | 282 | 110 | 2.568 | |
| 80% | 16.76 | 8.61 | 345 | 144 | 2.389 | |
| 90% | 16.71 | 10.86 | 399 | 181 | 2.197 | |
| 100% | 16.68 | 12.44 | 433 | 207 | 2.087 |
Source: iFlight 3100KV 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:
- Bell. One piece (iFlight's "Unibell"), φ21.6 mm across and 10.05 mm tall. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Shaft. 1.5 mm, protruding 4 mm above the bell; below the base its 2 mm end sticks out 1.05 mm. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Magnets. Curved N52H magnets, 14 poles. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Stator. 15 × 4 mm with 12 teeth, wound with single-strand copper; 26 AWG leads, 160 mm long. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Bearings. NSK, 5 × 2 × 2.5 mm. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
- Base. 1.5 mm thick, with four M2 holes on a 9 mm circle. (iFlight 3100KV test report)
How fast it spins
KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 3100KV 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.
| Battery | Volts | No-load rpm (KV × V) | Electrical frequency | ESC steps per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4S nominal | 14.8 | 45,880 | 5,353 Hz | 32,116 |
| 4S full | 16.8 | 52,080 | 6,076 Hz | 36,456 |
| 6S nominal | 22.2 | 68,820 | 8,029 Hz | 48,174 |
| 6S full | 25.2 | 78,120 | 9,114 Hz | 54,684 |
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 iFlight’s published sizes: the 15 × 4 mm stator, 21.6 mm bell, 13.45 mm height, 1.5 mm shaft, 9 mm mounting circle and 12 teeth and 14 magnets. Anything iFlight 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
- iFlight: XING 1504 FPV Motor - Black (product page, with its photo and Q&A). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
- iFlight: XING 1504 3100KV test report (spec table, dimension drawing, thrust data). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.