Xnova 2208 Hard Line

What it pulls

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

What you get for $35.99

• Seven KVs, 38 g

  From 1500KV for 6S to 2700KV for 3–4S, each 37.5–38 g with 20 cm of 20AWG wire.

  Source: Xnova data list

• Wrapped rotor

  Xnova designed the series with aluminium wrapped round the whole rotor, for acrobatic freestyle and cinematic flying.

  Source: Xnova product page

• Smooth and balanced

  Xnova lists low cogging torque, smooth running and easy tuning, and says the motors are precisely balanced and fully tested.

  Source: Xnova product page

• Bench numbers

  On 25.2 V the 1700KV pulls 1,789 g on an HQ Ethix S5 at 41.2 A; on 22.2 V the 2000KV pulls 1,725 g on the same prop at 45.4 A.

  Source: Xnova 1700KV prop data, Xnova 2000KV prop data

• Cinema payloads

  Xnova notes the 1900KV on a GF D4-5 works well in a Le Puffin carrying a naked BMPCC, a 600 g payload.

  Source: Xnova 1900KV prop data

What to pair it with

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

ESC

Full-throttle currents on Xnova's bench run from 25.1 A (1500KV, HQ Ethix S4, 25.2 V) to 48.0 A (2700KV, HQ Ethix S5, 14.8 V); the 1900KV peaks at 42.1 A on 6S. (Xnova 1500KV prop data, Xnova 1900KV prop data, Xnova 2700KV prop data)

Props

Xnova tested every KV but the 1900KV on HQ Ethix S4 and S5 props, and the 1900KV on the S5 and a GF D4-5. Props fit the M5 shaft. (Xnova 1500KV prop data, Xnova 1700KV prop data, Xnova 1900KV prop data, Xnova 2000KV prop data, Xnova 2300KV prop data, Xnova 2500KV prop data, Xnova 2700KV prop data, Xnova drawing)

Battery

6S (1500KV, 1700KV), 5–6S (1900KV, 2000KV), 4–5S (2300KV), 3–4S (2500KV, 2700KV). (Xnova data list)

Frame

Four M3 screws, opposite holes 16 mm apart (the 16 × 16 pattern). (Xnova drawing)

Where to buy

• Pyrodrone1900KV
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Full specs

Bench data

Redrawn from Xnova’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.

Inside the motor

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

• Bell. Aluminium wrapped round the whole rotor: black, with red rings round the top and bottom of the bell and red cut edges on a ten-spoke top. (Xnova product page, Xnova product photo, Xnova top photo)
• Shaft. M5 thread, standing 14.1 mm above the bell. (Xnova drawing)
• Base. 3.2 mm thick, with four M3 holes, opposite holes 16 mm apart. (Xnova drawing)
• Leads. 20AWG, 20 cm. (Xnova data list)

How fast it spins

KV is the motor’s no-load speed per volt. With nothing on the shaft, the 1900KV 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.

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 Xnova’s published sizes: the 22 × 8 mm stator, 28.1 mm bell, 20.4 mm height, 5 mm shaft and 16 mm mounting circle. Anything Xnova 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. Xnova: NEW! Xnova 2208 freestyle hard line motor series. 1500_1700_1900_2000_2300_2500_2700kv (product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
2. Xnova: Freestyle Hard Line 2208 Data List for FH 08-1500 to FH 08-2700 (rpm per volt, no-load current, weight with 20 cm 20AWG wire, battery and resistance; image on the product page, dated 2023-08-30). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
3. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-1500KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
4. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-1700KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
5. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-1900KV propeller data, two props, with a note on the GF D4-5 (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
6. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-2000KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
7. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-2300KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
8. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-2500KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
9. Xnova: Hard Line 2208-2700KV propeller data, two props (image on the product page). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
10. Xnova: Freestyle H-Line 2208 outline drawing (image on the product page, dated 2023-09-27). Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
11. Xnova: FH2208-1900 product photo, side view (image on the product page), used for finish. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
12. Xnova: FH2208 product photo, top view (image on the product page), used for finish. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.
13. Xnova: FH2208 product photo, base and stator (image on the product page), used for finish. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026.