Overview
The Hobbywing M13842 HP series is a high-performance, high-thrust brushless motor designed specifically for industrial-grade heavy-lift drones. Available in 34KV and 38KV variants, it supports 24S LiPo batteries and delivers up to 105kg (34KV) or 108kg (38KV) of thrust with large propellers such as MP 54×23", MP 58×24" or MP 64×20", making it ideal for quadcopters with maximum takeoff weights up to 160kg.
This motor is engineered with aerospace-grade 7075 aluminum, premium laminated silicon steel sheets, and high-temperature-resistant coatings for reliable performance under extreme load and temperature conditions. It features an IPX5 water-resistant rating, advanced dynamic balancing (≤60mg), and reinforced shaft bearings for long-term durability in logistics, firefighting, and construction aerial tasks.
Recommended Setup
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Propellers: MP 54×23", MP 58×24", MP 64×20"
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ESC: Hobbywing XRotor Pro-H300A-24S
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Battery: 24S LiPo
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Single-axis Load Range: 35–40kg
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Max Takeoff Weight (Quad): 140–160kg
Key Features
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Massive Thrust Output:
– M13842-34KV: Up to 105kg
– M13842-38KV: Up to 108kg -
High Power Performance:
– Max power: 22,100W (34KV) / 25,500W (38KV)
– Max current: 241A / 278A -
Durable Construction:
– 7075 aerospace aluminum shell
– High-strength sintered NdFeB magnets
– Rated for continuous operation at 50°C, withstands up to 180°C -
Precision Manufacturing:
– Ultra-low phase resistance: 20.8mΩ / 15.7mΩ
– Coil insulation withstands 1000V AC
– Advanced rotor/stator design for smooth operation and low vibration -
IPX5 Waterproof Rating:
– Ideal for all-weather, outdoor, high-humidity environments
Specifications
Basic Specifications
| Item | M 13842 34KV HP | M 13842 38KV HP |
|---|---|---|
| Motor Dimensions | Φ150.2*H89.5mm | Φ150.2*H89.5mm |
| Stator Size | Φ137.6mm | Φ137.6mm |
| Stator Process | High-quality silicon steel, anti-rust, 180°C high-temp coating | High-quality silicon steel, anti-rust, 180°C high-temp coating |
| Winding Grade | 200°C | 200°C |
| Magnet Grade | 180°C | 180°C |
| Coil Insulation Test | 1000V AC withstand voltage test | 1000V AC withstand voltage test |
| IP Rating | IPX5 | IPX5 |
| Slot-Pole Configuration | 36 slots, 42 poles | 36 slots, 42 poles |
| Dynamic Balance Standard | ≤60mg | ≤60mg |
| Bearing Type | High-quality waterproof bearing | High-quality waterproof bearing |
| Shaft Diameter | Φ15mm | Φ15mm |
| Propeller Mount Size | 6xM5@Φ40mm | 6xM5@Φ40mm |
| Motor Mounting Hole Size | 6xM6@Φ60mm | 6xM6@Φ60mm |
Technical Specifications
| Item | M 13842 34KV HP | M 13842 38KV HP |
|---|---|---|
| KV Rating | 34 | 38 |
| Rated Voltage | 24S LiPo | 24S LiPo |
| No-load Current | 8.3A | 10A |
| Max Current (ambient temp ≤25°C) | 241A | 278A |
| Max Power | 22100W | 25500W |
| Max Thrust | 105kg | 108kg |
| Phase Resistance | 20.8mΩ | 15.7mΩ |
| Wire Type | Direct enamelled wire output | Direct enamelled wire output |
| Wire Length | 200mm | 200mm |
| Motor Weight (including wires) | 3900g | 3930g |
Application & Setup Recommendation
| Item | M 13842 34KV HP | M 13842 38KV HP |
|---|---|---|
| Motor | M 13842 34KV HP | M 13842 38KV HP |
| Propeller | MP 5423” / MP 5824” / MP 64*20” | MP 5423” / MP 5824” / MP 64*20” |
| ESC | XRotro Pro–H300A–24S | XRotro Pro–H300A–24S |
| Battery Voltage | 24S LiPo | 24S LiPo |
| Recommended Single-axis Thrust Range (kg) | 35~40kg | 35~40kg |
| Max Takeoff Weight (Quadcopter, kg) | 140~160kg | 140~160kg |
M 13842 HP Engineering drawings

M13842 Performance Data
HM 13842 34KV+64*20" Load performance parameters

Torque, speed, current, efficiency, and power output of Hobbywing M13842 34KV/38KV HP Brushless Motor are plotted against rotor weight. Torque peaks at 70 N.m, efficiency reaches 100%, and power output is up to 20,000 W.
HM 13842 34KV+MP 64*20" Data Sheet
|
Working voltage(V) |
Propeller |
Throttle (%) |
Thrust (g) |
Current (A) |
Input Power (W) |
Speed(RPM) |
Efficiency (g/W) |
Torque (N-m) |
Motor Temperature (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
92V (24S LiPo) |
MP 64*20" |
33% |
13483 |
13.1 |
1201.9 |
991 |
11.2 |
9.24 |
80°C |
|
35% |
14997 |
15.1 |
1388.7 |
1043 |
10.8 |
10.25 |
|||
|
37% |
16609 |
17.4 |
1596.7 |
1097 |
10.4 |
11.32 |
|||
|
39% |
18313 |
19.9v |
1826.8 |
1151 |
10.0 |
12.46 |
|||
|
42% |
21037 |
24.1 |
2217.0 |
1233 |
9.5 |
14.27 |
|||
|
45% |
23948 |
28.9 |
2663.3 |
1314 |
9.0 |
16.22 |
|||
|
48% |
27031 |
34.4 |
3167.7 |
1395 |
8.5 |
18.29 |
|||
|
51% |
30273 |
40.6 |
3733.7 |
1474 |
8.1 |
20.48 |
|||
|
54% |
33657 |
47.4 |
4360.4 |
1552 |
7.7 |
22.79 |
|||
|
57% |
37169 |
54.9 |
5049.7 |
1627 |
7.4 |
25.21 |
|||
|
60% |
40794 |
63.0 |
5800.7 |
1701 |
7.0 |
27.72 |
|||
|
63% |
44515 |
71.9 |
6612.4 |
1774 |
6.7 |
30.33 |
|||
|
66% |
48320 |
81.3 |
7484.8 |
1845 |
6.5 |
33.01 |
|||
|
69% |
52194 |
91.4 |
8415.2 |
1914 |
6.2 |
35.74 |
|||
|
72% |
56124 |
102.2 |
9404.5 |
1982 |
6.0 |
38.52 |
|||
|
75% |
60099 |
113.6 |
10451.8 |
2049 |
5.7 |
41.33 |
|||
|
78% |
64108 |
125.6 |
11557.1 |
2114 |
5.5 |
44.15 |
|||
|
81% |
68142 |
138.2 |
12721.3 |
2178 |
5.4 |
46.97 |
|||
|
84% |
72192 |
151.6 |
13948.1 |
2240 |
5.2 |
49.80 |
|||
|
87% |
76254 |
165.6 |
15241.1 |
2300 |
5.0 |
52.64 |
|||
|
90% |
80324 |
180.4 |
16605.9 |
2358 |
4.8 |
55.50 |
|||
|
100% |
93255 |
233.8 |
21518.5 |
2522 |
4.3 |
64.99 |
HM 13842 34KV+58*24" Load performance parameters

Torque (N.m), Speed (RPM), Current (Amp), Efficiency (%), Efficiency (g/W), Power Output (W) vs. T (Kg/rotor). Torque, speed, current increase; efficiency peaks; power output rises sharply with rotor load.
HM 13842 34KV+58*24"Data Sheet
|
Working voltage(V) |
Propeller |
Throttle (%) |
Thrust (g) |
Current (A) |
Input Power (W) |
Speed (RPM) |
Efficiency (g/W) |
Torque (N·m) |
Motor Temperature (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
92V (24S LiPo) |
58*24" |
33% |
13594 |
10.9 |
1006.5 |
1001 |
13.5 |
8.73 |
83.2°C |
|
35% |
14932 |
12.7 |
1167.3 |
1052 |
12.8 |
9.60 |
|||
|
37% |
16472 |
14.7 |
1352.6 |
1107 |
12.2 |
10.58 |
|||
|
39% |
18172 |
16.9 |
1559.6 |
1164 |
11.7 |
11.64 |
|||
|
42% |
20953 |
20.7 |
1907.8 |
1250 |
11.0 |
13.35 |
|||
|
45% |
23937 |
25.0 |
2300.4 |
1333 |
10.4 |
15.16 |
|||
|
48% |
27063 |
29.8 |
2738.6 |
1414 |
9.9 |
17.06 |
|||
|
51% |
30295 |
35.0 |
3224.4 |
1492 |
9.4 |
19.04 |
|||
|
54% |
33614 |
40.8 |
3760.0 |
1567 |
8.9 |
21.10 |
|||
|
57% |
37015 |
47.2 |
4347.3 |
1642 |
8.5 |
23.23 |
|||
|
60% |
40502 |
54.2 |
4988.4 |
1716 |
8.1 |
25.45 |
|||
|
63% |
44087 |
61.8 |
5684.9 |
1790 |
7.8 |
27.75 |
|||
|
66% |
47779 |
69.9 |
6438.0 |
1863 |
7.4 |
30.13 |
|||
|
69% |
51588 |
78.7 |
7247.8 |
1937 |
7.1 |
32.60 |
|||
|
72% |
55514 |
88.1 |
8113.4 |
2009 |
6.8 |
35.13 |
|||
|
75% |
59546 |
98.1 |
9032.8 |
2079 |
6.6 |
37.72 |
|||
|
78% |
63657 |
108.7 |
10003.4 |
2147 |
6.4 |
40.35 |
|||
|
81% |
67800 |
119.7 |
11022.2 |
2210 |
6.2 |
43.03 |
|||
|
84% |
71903 |
131.3 |
12085.5 |
2270 |
5.9 |
45.74 |
|||
|
87% |
75864 |
143.2 |
13184.4 |
2327 |
5.8 |
48.48 |
|||
|
90% |
79550 |
155.3 |
14295.8 |
2381 |
5.6 |
51.21 |
|||
|
100% |
87196 |
184.9 |
17019.1 |
2513 |
5.1 |
57.88 |
HM 13842 38KV+58*24" Load performance parameters

Torque (N.m), Speed (RPM), Current (Amp), Efficiency (%), Efficiency (g/W), Power Output (W) vs. T (Kg/rotor). Graph displays motor performance metrics across varying rotor loads for Hobbywing M13842 34KV/38KV HP Brushless Motor.
HM 13842 38KV+58*24" Data Sheet
|
Working voltage(V) |
Propeller |
Throttle (%) |
Thrust (g) |
Current (A) |
Input Power (W) |
Speed (RPM) |
Efficiency (g/W) |
Torque(N-m) |
Motor Temperature(℃) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
92V (24S LiPo) |
58*24" |
33% |
16980 |
15.4 |
1413.4 |
1121 |
12.0 |
10.43 |
88.60°C |
|
35% |
18505 |
17.7 |
1627.6 |
1177 |
11.4 |
11.44 |
|||
|
37% |
20250 |
20.3 |
1873.1 |
1238 |
10.8 |
12.57 |
|||
|
39% |
22187 |
23.3 |
2148.1 |
1300 |
10.3 |
13.81 |
|||
|
42% |
25398 |
28.4 |
2614.0 |
1395 |
9.7 |
15.83 |
|||
|
45% |
28911 |
34.2 |
3144.6 |
1487 |
9.2 |
18.01 |
|||
|
48% |
32666 |
40.7 |
3742.7 |
1577 |
8.7 |
20.32 |
|||
|
51% |
36613 |
47.9 |
4411.4 |
1663 |
8.3 |
22.75 |
|||
|
54% |
40711 |
56.0 |
5153.5 |
1745 |
7.9 |
25.30 |
|||
|
57% |
44927 |
64.9 |
5969.8 |
1826 |
7.5 |
27.94 |
|||
|
60% |
49236 |
74.5 |
6859.8 |
1905 |
7.2 |
30.68 |
|||
|
63% |
53618 |
85.0 |
7821.6 |
1983 |
6.9 |
33.50 |
|||
|
66% |
58059 |
96.2 |
8852.3 |
2060 |
6.6 |
36.40 |
|||
|
69% |
62547 |
108.1 |
9949.1 |
2136 |
6.3 |
39.38 |
|||
|
72% |
67071 |
120.7 |
11109.9 |
2211 |
6.0 |
42.40 |
|||
|
75% |
71624 |
134.0 |
12334.1 |
2285 |
5.8 |
45.48 |
|||
|
78% |
76197 |
148.0 |
13623.4 |
2357 |
5.6 |
48.60 |
|||
|
81% |
80778 |
162.8 |
14982.6 |
2426 |
5.4 |
51.75 |
|||
|
84% |
85355 |
178.4 |
16419.7 |
2491 |
5.2 |
54.93 |
|||
|
87% |
89910 |
195.0 |
17946.1 |
2553 |
5.0 |
58.14 |
|||
|
90% |
94421 |
212.7 |
19575.9 |
2611 |
4.8 |
61.38 |
|||
|
100% |
108030 |
277.7 |
25561.8 |
2778 |
4.2 |
71.88 |
HM 13842 38KV+MP 54*23" Load performance parameters

Torque (N.m), speed (RPM), current (Amp), efficiency (%), and power output (W) are plotted against rotor weight (Kg). Efficiency peaks near 80%, with power output reaching 18,000 W at maximum load.
HM 13842 38KV+MP 54*23" Data Sheet
|
Working voltage(V) |
Propeller |
Throttle (%) |
Thrust(g) |
Current(A) |
Input Power(W) |
Speed(RPM) |
Efficiency(g/W) |
Torque(N-m) |
Motor Temperature(℃) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
92V (24S LiPo) |
MP 54*23" |
33% |
9899 |
10.7 |
984.4 |
1068 |
10.1 |
6.34 |
85°C |
|
35% |
9899 |
10.7 |
984.4 |
1068 |
10.1 |
6.34 |
|||
|
37% |
12007 |
13.6 |
1246.6 |
1170 |
9.6 |
7.68 |
|||
|
39% |
13966 |
16.5 |
1515.2 |
1259 |
9.2 |
8.91 |
|||
|
42% |
16087 |
19.9 |
1829.9 |
1350 |
8.8 |
10.23 |
|||
|
45% |
19774 |
26.4 |
2426.0 |
1496 |
8.2 |
12.52 |
|||
|
48% |
22243 |
31.0 |
2855.7 |
1586 |
7.8 |
14.04 |
|||
|
51% |
25891 |
38.4 |
3530.0 |
1708 |
7.3 |
16.30 |
|||
|
54% |
28069 |
43.0 |
3952.3 |
1776 |
7.1 |
17.65 |
|||
|
57% |
32033 |
51.7 |
4758.2 |
1891 |
6.7 |
20.12 |
|||
|
60% |
36180 |
61.4 |
5650.6 |
2002 |
6.4 |
22.72 |
|||
|
63% |
39872 |
70.5 |
6488.8 |
2094 |
6.1 |
25.06 |
|||
|
66% |
43681 |
80.4 |
7400.5 |
2184 |
5.9 |
27.49 |
|||
|
69% |
46281 |
87.5 |
8050.0 |
2244 |
5.8 |
29.16 |
|||
|
72% |
50262 |
98.8 |
9093.3 |
2332 |
5.5 |
31.73 |
|||
|
75% |
54324 |
111.1 |
10219.4 |
2420 |
5.3 |
34.38 |
|||
|
78% |
59829 |
128.8 |
11848.7 |
2535 |
5.1 |
37.97 |
|||
|
81% |
63987 |
143.0 |
13154.2 |
2620 |
4.9 |
40.69 |
|||
|
84% |
68127 |
157.8 |
14513.0 |
2702 |
4.7 |
43.40 |
|||
|
87% |
72203 |
172.8 |
15894.8 |
2780 |
4.5 |
46.06 |
|||
|
90% |
76155 |
187.6 |
17262.0 |
2850 |
4.4 |
48.62 |
|||
|
100% |
85011 |
220.5 |
20288.8 |
2983 |
4.2 |
54.33 |
Note: The above data is measured in Hobbywing Laboratory at room temperature 25°C, sea level, with variable throttle input adjustment. The motor temperature is 65% throttle and the data is run for 10 minutes. It is for reference only.
Applications
Designed for high-demand aerial applications such as:
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Firefighting and emergency response
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Construction material delivery
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Heavy-duty logistics and cargo transportation
Details

Hobbywing M13842 38KV HP brushless motor, black design with silver accents.

Hobbywing M13842 34KV/38KV HP Brushless Motor is for heavy-duty use. Weighing 3.9 kg, it delivers a max pull force of 108 kg under specific tests. Ideal for drones with takeoff weights up to 160 kg, this motor ensures reliability and performance. Its sturdy build supports heavy loads, perfect for large multi-rotor drones. Key features include a powerful design and efficient operation, meeting demands for challenging aerial tasks. This motor is an excellent choice for robust drone applications.

High-quality materials ensure motor performance and durability. Features include high-performance iron core, silicon steel sheets, tough alloy main shaft, and premium bearings for reliability.

High-strength 7075 aerospace aluminum. Uses high-grade sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnets for stronger magnetism. Temperature resistance up to 180°C, ensuring reliable operation at 50°C with efficient cooling system.

Hobbywing M13842 34KV/38KV HP Brushless Motor offers a dependable structure with a long lifespan, proven by 1000-hour aging tests. Thin-walled bearings between the stator and rotor enhance stability for heavy loads. The shaft end uses five M3*8 and one M8*12 screws, tightened in reverse for double-locking security. This design ensures safer flights, boosting durability and robustness. Ideal for high-performance, reliability-demanding applications, this motor excels in heavy-load scenarios. Its advanced construction provides enhanced stability and security, making it perfect for challenging conditions.

Hobbywing M-13842 38KV HP Brushless Motor is recommended with specific components for optimal performance. Pair it with MP 54*23", MP 58*24", or MP 64*20" propellers and the XRotor Pro-H300A-24S ESC. Operates on 24S LiPo battery voltage. Single-axis thrust ranges from 35 to 40kg, supporting a quadcopter takeoff weight of 140 to 160kg. This motor ensures high efficiency and reliability for heavy-duty applications, making it ideal for advanced aerial projects requiring robust power solutions.

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