8–10-inch cinematic and long-range FPV motor

MEPS NEON 3115

A motor for 8–10 inch cinematic and long-range quads on a 31 × 15 mm stator: 111 g with leads, a 6082 aluminium shell and NMB bearings, and 3363 g of thrust at full throttle on MEPS's 24 V bench (HQ1045-3).

8–10 inch cinematic and long range
6S
9 and 10-inch three-blade props (HQ9045-3, HQ1045-3)

Drawing the 3D model…

Throttle60%

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 MEPS’s published sizes, not its exact design. Thrust, current and power are MEPS’s bench figures for the HQ1045-3 prop at 24 V, read straight across between its throttle steps. Its data starts at 10% throttle.

Max thrust: 3,363 g; HQ1045-3 prop, 24 V
Weight: 111 g; with cable
Peak current: 54.6 A; full throttle
Max power: 1,267 W; full throttle

from $29.90a motor at MEPS

A set of four: $119.60

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

What it pulls

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

At 60% with the HQ1045-3: 1,585 g of thrust, 16.4 A, 389 W, 4.10 g per watt.

On your quad

All-up weight650 g

20.7 : 1

Thrust to weight at full throttle: four motors pull 13,452 g with the HQ1045-3 at 24 V.

At 60% throttle they pull 6,340 g, 9.8 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 $29.90

Over 3 kg per motor
On MEPS's 24 V bench it pulls 3363 g at full throttle with an HQ1045-3, drawing 54.6 A, and 3027 g with an HQ9045-3.
Source: MEPS data test
Named parts
A 6082 aluminium alloy shell, NMB bearings and a solid shaft.
Source: MEPS product page
A 4S run too
MEPS also tested it at 16 V with the HQ1045-3: 1839 g at 30.2 A at full throttle, and 7.2 g/W at 30% throttle.
Source: MEPS data test
Two colours
Fluorescent pink or fluorescent green.
Source: MEPS product page

What to pair it with

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

ESC: MEPS's peak current is 55.9 A, and its 24 V full-throttle tests draw 54.6–55.9 A. MEPS's buying guide pairs it with a 60 A 4-in-1 ESC running BLHeli_32 or AM32. (MEPS spec table, MEPS data test, MEPS product page)
Props: MEPS tested HQ9045-3 and HQ1045-3 three-blade props; at full throttle on 24 V the 10-inch prop pulls 336 g more (3363 g against 3027 g) for slightly less current. (MEPS data test)
Battery: 6S, per MEPS's spec table. Its buying guide suggests a 6S 5000 mAh LiPo or a 6S Li-ion pack with an XT90 connector for 10-inch builds. (MEPS spec table, MEPS product page)
Frame: Four holes on a 19 mm circle (the 19 × 19 mm pattern MEPS's guide names for 10-inch long-range frames). (MEPS size chart, MEPS product page)

Where to buy

MEPSthe maker's store; $119.60 for four
$29.90seen Oct 19, 2026
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Full specs

Spec	Value	Source
KV	1,050 rpm/V (the only KV)	MEPS spec table
Stator	31 × 15 mm (3115) (MEPS's description gives 31 mm diameter and 15 mm height)	MEPS product page
Configuration	12N14P (12 stator slots, 14 magnet poles)	MEPS spec table
Battery	6S LiPo (MEPS's description says 3–6S and its FAQ 4S–6S; its data test includes a 16 V (4S) run)	MEPS spec table
Weight	111 g (with cable)	MEPS spec table
Dimensions	φ39.25 × 46.5 mm (with shaft); 29.9 mm from the base to the top of the bell; the base is 25.5 mm across	MEPS size chart
Shaft	5 mm solid shaft, M5 × 0.8 thread 9 mm long, protrudes 16.6 mm above the bell ("precision solid shaft" in MEPS's description (S1))	MEPS size chart
Mounting	4 holes on a 19 mm circle, labelled M2 × 0.4 in MEPS's drawing (MEPS's buying guide pairs it with 19 × 19 mm frames; the same hole label as on MEPS's NEON 2810 drawing, so check the screw size with MEPS)	MEPS size chart
Bell	6082 aluminium alloy shell	MEPS product page
Bearings	NMB	MEPS product page
Internal resistance	55 mΩ	MEPS spec table
Idle current	2.2 A (at 10 V)	MEPS spec table
Peak current	55.9 A (MEPS's "Peak Current (60S)", the full-throttle row of its HQ9045-3 test at 24 V)	MEPS spec table
Max power	1,295 W (the same HQ9045-3 full-throttle row)	MEPS spec table
Leads	18 AWG, 250 mm, with 10 mm of heat-shrink at the motor and 3 mm stripped ends (the gauge is from MEPS's spec table (S2))	MEPS size chart
In the box	1 × NEON 3115 motor (MEPS's package photo also shows mounting screws and a flange nut)	MEPS product page

Bench data

Redrawn from MEPS’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.

1050KV on 6S3 props

Prop	Throttle	Voltage (V)	Current (A)	RPM	Thrust (g)	Power (W)	Efficiency (g/W)
HQ1045-3 (HQProp 10 × 4.5, 3-blade)at 24 V	10%	24	0.2	1761	27	6	4.5
	20%	24	1	3601	159	25	6.3
	30%	24	2.7	5348	400	65	6.1
	40%	24	6	7058	750	143	5.3
	50%	24	10.3	8548	1,154	245	4.7
	60%	24	16.4	9946	1,585	389	4.1
	70%	24	23.2	11175	2,023	551	3.7
	80%	24	32.4	12318	2,471	763	3.2
	90%	23	42.8	13339	2,919	1001	2.9
	100%	23	54.6	14230	3,363	1267	2.7
HQ9045-3 (HQProp 9 × 4.5, 3-blade)at 24 V	10%	24	0.2	1799	42	6	7.1
	20%	24	1.1	3704	180	26	6.8
	30%	24	2.8	5382	398	67	5.9
	40%	24	6	7010	720	142	5.1
	50%	24	10.4	8489	1,075	249	4.3
	60%	24	16.6	9895	1,463	396	3.7
	70%	24	23.8	11049	1,839	564	3.3
	80%	24	33.1	12195	2,247	779	2.9
	90%	23	43.5	13154	2,634	1017	2.6
	100%	23	55.9	14058	3,027	1295	2.3
HQ1045-3 (HQProp 10 × 4.5, 3-blade)at 16 V	10%	16	0.2	1168	11	3	3.8
	20%	16	0.6	2513	72	10	7
	30%	16	1.5	3728	177	25	7.2
	40%	16	2.9	4853	320	47	6.8
	50%	16	5.1	5939	508	82	6.2
	60%	16	8.3	6975	733	131	5.6
	70%	16	12.4	8079	993	196	5.1
	80%	16	17.4	9024	1,268	274	4.6
	90%	16	23.3	9888	1,547	365	4.2
	100%	16	30.2	10722	1,839	471	3.9

Source: MEPS data test

Inside the motor

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

Shaft. 5 mm solid shaft, M5 × 0.8 thread 9 mm long, protrudes 16.6 mm above the bell ("precision solid shaft" in MEPS's description (S1)). (MEPS size chart)
Bell. 6082 aluminium alloy shell. (MEPS product page)
Stator. The coils are wound on a stack of thin steel laminations: 31 × 15 mm (3115) (MEPS's description gives 31 mm diameter and 15 mm height). (MEPS product page)
Bearings. NMB. (MEPS product page)
Base. 4 holes on a 19 mm circle, labelled M2 × 0.4 in MEPS's drawing (MEPS's buying guide pairs it with 19 × 19 mm frames; the same hole label as on MEPS's NEON 2810 drawing, so check the screw size with MEPS). (MEPS size chart)

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 1050KV 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	15,540	1,813 Hz	10,878
4S full	16.8	17,640	2,058 Hz	12,348
6S nominal	22.2	23,310	2,720 Hz	16,317
6S full	25.2	26,460	3,087 Hz	18,522

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 MEPS’s published sizes: the 31 × 15 mm stator, 39.25 mm bell, 29.9 mm height, 5 mm shaft, 19 mm mounting circle and 12 teeth and 14 magnets. Anything MEPS 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

MEPS: NEON 3115 drone motor for 8–10 inch cinematic FPV drone 1050KV (product page with buying guide, MEPS's own store). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
MEPS: NEON 3115 specification table (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
MEPS: NEON 3115 size chart (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
MEPS: NEON 3115 KV1050 data test, 10–100% throttle tables for HQ9045-3 and HQ1045-3 props at 24 V and the HQ1045-3 at 16 V (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
MEPS: NEON 3115 1050KV fluorescent pink, main product photo, used for finish. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.