Here's the deal, I have a Tiger Moth and love it. Basic I know, but a ton a fun for a first plane. Just got done building a Wattage Crazy 8 with a Hacker Brushless Motor and Jeti speed controller. Weather has sucked, but can't wait to fly that one. Looks like it will rip!
Next step...saw friend start up his Tiger Stick and knew I had to go Nitro. Got what I think is a great deal on a package from tower. Full setup flight box with everything. Thunder Tiger trainer, super tigre GS-45 for 300 bucks. with being able to use the radio from what I have extra from my moth radio(had to use Micro) I have all the radio and controls. I have looked around and have not seen many comments on the thunder Tiger trainer.

Do any of you have any info or tips on building this bad dad. To this point I have kept it pretty simple. Any help or tips would be great. I want to work to giant scale one day!!


rc junkie

GWS Micro Servos will not be strong enough in the Plane!!!!!

Also If you are using the GWS reciever its range is limited to 1000ft which is also not enough for the tiger trainer!!!

Be care and get some local help before putting that plane in the air

i thin kyou misunderstood me. I had to buy the mirco servo's for the Moth, so I have the stock ones that came from my radio. These will be the ones I will be using in the trainer. They should be fine, don't you agree?

Yes standard servos will be perfect. Sorry thought you bought a radio with micro gear and were considering swapping it into the trainer.

I have a Thunder Tiger 60 trainer, I love it. It flies really nice and was a great plane to learn with. I got mine as a RTF although It may as well have been a kit. I have recovered it, and over all did several minor mods ie. replacing screws bolts etc..
Jeff

A friend that I work with bought the Tiger Trainer 40. I did the final assembly for him....Very well built plane.....watch the little exit hole in the back of the fuselage where the elevator pushrod comes out....you'll probably have to enlarge the hole a bit so the clevis doesn't hit anything when the elevator is moving....also, make sure you keep the tail feathers very square when you epoxy them.....his horizontal stab didn't set square in the fuselage and we had to stack stuff under one half of the stab to correct it while the epoxy set. Also, make sure your wing is on the plane when you do this step.
Plane is very light and flew great with a Thunder Tiger GP .42.

Mike

Hey Chicago, where do you fly? I live in Grayslake and fly at SkyKnights and Aerosport.

Jeff, what kinda things did you replace from the stock kit. Stuff like Dubro contectors and thing to make adjustments better, or to replaces parts that where not working the best from the kit?

I'm looking for things to do right off the bat, so I don't have to do them later.

thanks

Hey Chicago, where do you fly? I live in Grayslake and fly at SkyKnights and Aerosport.

it's great you asked, as I have not settled on a place yet. I get stuff from Venture and they are pushing Deer Grove I think it is, but I wanted something a bit more north. Can you give me some info on your Grayslake club. That might be closer. I will be flying a Hopped up ele. crazy 8, the new trainer and a little tiger Moth. My buddy as a Extra 300 and and Thunder stick as well. We are both looking and live in Mundelein. Any info you could give me would be a great help. Is your place crowded? what type of field?

The biggest problem I had was with engine mount screws breaking. I replace most of my screws and bolts with allen head. It makes it easier than phillips or regular screws
Jeff

Chicago, the field we are at now is about to close but our new field will be at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, right down 176. We meet every 4th Thursday of the month at the Round Lake Police dept at 7:00. Let me know if you would to attend, I'm the club secretary.

I am in the process of putting together the Thunder Tiger 40. Currently the only problem I have is with FedEx not delivering my radio and servo's Other than that its been pretty straight forward. The notch in the tail is pretty small for the push rod connectors that they give you. I ended up buying some different push rod connectors. Also, its not real clear on where the fuel tank is supposed to sit. It won't fit correctly up front, so I placed mine right in front of the servo tray. After I fitted foam all around it, its nice and snug.

A word of advice the thunder Tiger 40 I had several years ago had metric hardware not standard. If you try to use a 2-56 clevis with a metric pushrod the clevis can and will come loose during flight.

Also the fuel tank should go behind the firewall not in front of the servo tray. Trim the bulkheads a little at a time untill it fits.


BTW I thought it was a get flying plane right up to the point that I flew it through a tree!!!

Thanks for the advice. I wasn't sure if trimming the bulkhead would hurt anything. I'll try it tonite.

"Chicago, the field we are at now is about to close but our new field will be at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, right down 176. We meet every 4th Thursday of the month at the Round Lake Police dept at 7:00. Let me know if you would to attend, I'm the club secretary.\\"

thanks, I would like some more info on your club. Can't be to far from me, I'm just south of 176 on 60/83. Please send me more info. So you would be meeting on the 23rd. Next week?


Greg

now this is what I'm talking about? Thanks Crashem. About 1/2 way done. Doing the tail feathers today. Hey did yours have a plastic motor mount? My kit came with one. Should I buy a upgraded on. There are also no holes for the motor, you must drill them yourself. Just thought it was weird because the pic in the directions show a metal one with pre drilled holes. No biggy but just wondering. I also used Dubro connectors as well. To much easier to make adjustments.

I have a Thunder Tiger trainer 40 with an OS46LA. It flies extremely well and I am very pleased with it. After take off it will tootle around on half throttle and give you plenty of time to get used to things.

The steerable nosewheel snake can be routed through the firewall and not from under the fuselage. Use the outer hole in the steering horn at the front wheel end and the inner hole in the servo horn, this stops the steering being too sensitive. If you want to lock it in place you can use a 3A electrical connector block which is screwed into the servo mount tray, the metal snake can be fixed into that.

The front dowel, for the wing retaining elastic bands, needs to be a little longer. I made another dowel, but 15mm longer.

I fitted two balsa bearers and a thin ply deck to box the Rx Ni-Cad in to stop it moving if the aircraft was inverted. Velcro straps fitted to the tray also made sure that the RX did not move either.

I used a captive ball joint, or you could use a metal clevis, on the elevator snake at the rear, as the supplied nylon clevis was a bit too large for the exit hole.

Check that the elevator and aileron balsa control rods do not foul any fuselage formers.

It is worthwhile trimming the centre wing ribs, to suit the aileron servo, before you glue the wing halves together.

I coated the area around the fuel tank with fuel proofer.

Clear tape over the pinstripe, which goes centrally fore-aft, will stop fuel affecting the adhesive later on.

I also fitted larger wheels, with firmer foam tyres, as I fly off a grass strip. This is better for going over the bumps, especially on wet grass.

After the first flight the rates were set at 75% for aileron and elevator.


I hope this is useful,


Regards,

Sarah

Hey, this is great. I wish I had it last night before I did the wing. I had to use a dremel tool to get the wing rib out. What a pain. All I kept saying is that they should have told me to do that before I glued them together.....O'well....thanks a ton. this was great.

Greg, I sent you an email