with nocjef having started to work on his own, i thought i'd rejoin the fun and build one too. this is actually the 5th time i've built this thing, done with 1/32" balsa for the outer walls, and 1/16th for the center spars and motor mount stick. standard red tissue covering for the top, shiney silver covering for the bottom. the first AA powered cube i did came in at over 16 grams, but i built this one much lighter (and more simple), so its at 14.6 grams - it could be lighter, but that silver covering weights a bit more than the tissue, but it does look cool!

it flys well, handles a headwind by just hovering in the air. there were a couple times that it would gain some speed against the wind, then hover, stall, and roll over backwards, doing a back flip in mid air. when there was enough altitude after it rolled over, it would catch itself and keep on flying. i've got to try to get that on video tonight, but for now, here's the video: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...56#post5795819

nocjef, please do post your progress here as well, and anyone else that gets the urge to build one, please do the same they dont take long to build and are pretty easy to make. trimming can get tricky, but its certainly not impossible. i attatched some pictures as well.

nick