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Hi guys! I'm brand new here and fairly new to the whole RC thing. I used to dabble a lot as a child but never building my own and I really need some help now! I am building a hovercraft as part of a challenge from work and I need some advice on how to power it. I have a standard cheap amazon controller and receiver. Nothing flashy as I'm not worried too much about range etc. However, it does have six channels, so I can control the different elements of the craft. To provide suitable downforce, I have acquired 2 QF2611-4500KV Brushless motors in a turbine housing to drag air to the underside of the craft (specs below) Moor model: QF2611.KV: 4500 KV.Configuration: 9N6PShaft diameter: approx. 20.2 mm.Stator length: approx. 11 mm.Motor size: approx. 26 x 47 mm.Open circuit current: 2 A.Number of cells: 3 - 4SMax. Continuous power: 280 W.Max. Continuous current: 27 A.Voltage: 11.1VAmpere: 25A.Wattage: 278 W.Thrust: 750 g, 26.5 oz.Efficiency: 2.7 g/W, 0.1 oz/W.Channel barrel outer diameter: approx. 75 mm / 3.7 inches.Weight: 120 g. In order for propulsion, I am not planning to set a land speed record or anything but something to give it some oomph would be great. I basically need a solution to be able to effectively power the 3 motors, the receiver and rudder servo using as little weight as possible maybe. looking at using 2, 2200 mAh 3s lipo's to do this but naturally, I am open to suggestions. I am just trying to use some drone parts and donations in order to keep costs down. I'm 3d printing the chassis, the 1st revision seems a little on the heavy side so no doubt it will be revised, but at this point, I am 99% sure my electrical requirements wont change. Any help, advice or support on this would be greatly appreciated! As you can probably tell, my knowledge in this is very limited. Thanks :)