Here's the pic of the balsa box which houses the battery & receiver.


After a partial tack assembly to check for CG I discovered I'm too tail
heavy again. I could use the original SS tail but that means adding
about 2 grams of weight to the nose. Since I want performance and all
the vertical lift I can get I decided to cut a foam stab and conventional
rudder. Not what I was hoping for at all.
What I should do is experiment with a tractor design but I want to get
it flying this weekend.
After trying out the foam tail and shortening the straw I've got the total
weight of the completed plane down to 18.5 grams. That's about 3 grams
lighter than the stock AA.
I'm hoping for at least a 60 degree climb.

Finished it up this morning but the ground's soaked from the rain last night.
Maybe a test flight later today.

Made several test flights in the backyard (not enough room). Flys straight
and at full throttle climbs almost vertical. The question now is how high can
I floor it before she stalls? Maybe I can complete a full loop. She cruises level
at it's lowest throttle and landing is tricky. She wants to climb. I don't want to
give it any down elevator yet until I see if I can loop her. Too windy for the
park so I'll just have to wait.