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Assembly Instructions
No. 4517
No. 4518
WARRANTY
Thunder Tiger Model Company guarantees this model kit to be free from defects in both material and
workmanship at date of manufacture. This warranty does not cover any components damaged by use
or modification and in no case shall Thunder Tiger's liability exceed the original purchase price of the kit.
Thunder Tiger also reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice.
Since Thunder Tiger Model Co. has no control over possible shipping damages, construction techniques
or materials used for construction by the modeler, no liability can be assumed nor accepted for damage
resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using this user-
assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability. If the buyer is not prepared to accept this lia-
bility, he should return this kit in new and unused condition to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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Page 1: Assembly Instructions
This warranty does not cover any components damaged by use or modification and in no case shall Thunder Tiger’s liability exceed the original purchase price of the kit. Thunder Tiger also reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION All of us at Thunder Tiger want to thank you for choosing the best-looking, lightest-weight, and best -flying ARF available in this category of R/C, the profile fuselage Fun Fly. This kit features state-of-the-art engineering that provides quick and easy assembly of a strong, yet lightweight airplane that will provide you with an enjoyable experience. -
Page 3: Items Needed Check List
3 or 4 Props (see engine instructions) 10%-15% Glow Fuel Fuel Pump or Bulb Engine - The Thunder Tiger GP-42, PRO-40/46 Electric Starter or “Chicken Stick” and F-54S are the ideal engines for this air- Glow Plug Clip and Battery plane. -
Page 4: Parts Sketches
PARTS SKETCHES IMPORTANT Please check the contents of your kit box with these part sketches before beginning construction. This will not only familiarize you with the parts and their names, but it will also give you a head start in the unlikely event that you are missing a part. If parts are missing, call (660) 584-6704. - Page 5 PARTS SKETCHES Replacement parts can be ordered by Set Number Only. Individual parts not available. LINKAGE BAG #AS6006 Inner/Outer Nyrod (2) Clevis (4) Threaded Stud (2) Allen Wrench (1) Plastic Guide Tube (1) 2mm Nut (1) Set Screw (1) Z-Bent Threaded End (2) “EZ”...
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Page 6: Pre-Assembly Fuselage
The following instruction manual depicts the Fun Tiger Extra. If you are building the Fun Tiger G-200, it builds exactly the same; just disregard the dif- ferences in the color scheme. -
Page 7: Pre-Assembly Wing
WING ASSEMBLY the ledge. Trim away the excess material. Permanently stick the covering material to the edges with a heat sealing iron set on low tem- perature. Drill 3/16” holes in the bottom of the rear of the fuselage to accommodate the barbed pins in the tailwheel mounting bracket. -
Page 8: Pre-Assembly Hinging
WING ASSEMBLY all the way through. These are where the Slip the stabilizer into its slot in the fuselage. pushrod and Nyrod will exit the wing when the Using a ruler to center the stabilizer and a T- radio is installed. Repeat for the right wing square to make sure it is perpendicular to the panel by putting the template on the wing... -
Page 13: Landing Gear
LANDING GEAR/TANK/ ENGINE Using epoxy, glue the tailwheel assembly in Using epoxy, join the control surfaces to the flight surfaces with the hinges: rudder/fin, stabi- place. Secure the tailwheel in place with the lizer/elevator, right wing/right aileron, and left wheel collar and set screw furnished. wing/left aileron. -
Page 14: Linkage Installation
LINKAGE aileron servos, in the middle is the throttle servo and the rudder servo is on the inside. In the outboard position in the left wing is the other aileron servo; the elevator servo is on the inside. Receiver and battery are foam wrapped in-between these two servos and the switch and charge jack are mounted to the hatch in such a way that they don’t interfere with... - Page 15 LINKAGE You will need to drill a 3/16" hole through the balsa webbing on the inside of the wing to allow the inner nyrod to reach the servo. Use the servo itself and the outer nyrod you just slipped into place to determine the loca- tion.
- Page 16 LINKAGE Locate the nylon control horns. Cut them surface in the same manner as you did for the elevator and rudder, keeping it parallel with the apart and remove any flashing. Put a control fuselage. horn in position on the elevator so the nyrod lines up nicely and the holes in the control horn Put a “Z”...
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Page 17: Set-Up
SET-UP SET-UP Remove or add weight as needed to balance the airplane at the root of the wing(near the fuselage) as follows: Initial Set-up: 4-1/4" back from leading edge of the wing, measured at the fuselage. Low Throttle/Mid Throttle Trim Low Throttle/Low Throttle Trim Advanced Set-up: maximum of 4-3/4"... -
Page 18: Pre-Flight Checks
PRE-FLIGHT/POST-FLIGHT Make sure the flaps go DOWN when you POST-FLIGHT CHECK LIST give UP elevator! Put the mixing on a switch so 1. Be sure that both the transmitter and you can engage it when you want. Experiment receiver switches are turned off. at altitude initially. - Page 19 Copyright 1998 by Thunder Tiger Corporation, all rights reserved. Thunder Tiger, Fun Tiger, Fun Tiger Extra, Fun Tiger G-200, Champion 45-S, Champion 45L, Tiger Stick, Regular Combo Plus, Regular Combo+, Tiger Tote, their logos and likenesses thereof are trademarks of the Thunder Tiger Corporation.
- Page 20 When you get a Regular Combo Plus, the engine, servos, and switch harness is included and Three of Thunder Tiger’s more advanced airplanes all of the work is are available in the Regular Combo Plus lineup.