F7F TIGERCAT

The kit has fiberglass fuselage, nacelles and cowls. There is a recess on the front of the nacelles for the cowls to fit tightly. I have designed this kit for ease of building. Two Sundays and it will be ready for paint and the radio hardware. The kit includes all wood and hardware needed except gear door hardware. Full size plans and a detailed construction manual will answer all your question about the building process.

All the kits parts are numbered and the number of each part is found on the full size plans. A description of each part is found in the kit inventory. The foam core wing is pre-slotted for the spar and the aileron servo well is already cut into the foam for you. The wing is not pre-sheeted but 1/16" balsa sheeting comes with the kit. The kit includes servo extension wire, heat shrink tubing and lots of the little detail stuff you need to build the Tigercat. It is a great flying plane and lands like a docile trainer with the flaps down. Two degrees of washout in the wing tips give a nice slow straight ahead stall.

ACCESSORIES NEEDED: Engines, tanks, motor mounts, extra servos, gear door hinges, wing covering (monokote , or .6 oz glass cloth), retractable gear system, wheels and collars, paint and glue.

The video that is available shows many tips on working with foam and fiberglass. You will be amazed at the stability and predictability of this airplane. It handles just as easily as a sport plane. Flying a twin is no different that flying a single. Even if the engines are off from each other a 1000 rpm you can barely tell it. The only trick to flying a twin is to make your engines reliable. I use Electrodynamics, on board glo and it greatly enhances engine reliability. This, coupled with the instructions on setting up and adjusting twin engine aircraft will give you virtually 100% reliability. For example, most pilots adjust the engine RPM so that they are synchronized by adjusting the needle valves. This is WRONG!!!. You adjust each engine separately until they are in their mixture sweet spot and then adjust the length of the throttle pushrod until they run in synchronization. This takes time but once done it should not have to be done again and you will have very reliable runs.

SPECIFICATIONS

Weight 12 lbs. with 2 stroke .40s & on board glow
Length 54"
Span 64"
Wing area 736 sq. in.
Wing Loading 37.6 oz/sq. ft.
Fuel 10 oz. tanks
Radio 6 channel. 1 servo for all flaps, each aileron, each engine, rudder and nose gear, retracts, elevator. 8 servos total. Conventional servos will work for all applications
Retracts Standard heavy duty retracts work great. I recommend 3/16" wire mains. I use Spring Air but Robart and Rhom Air will work also.

TIGERCAT KIT CONTENTS

BALSA
1 2-1 X 1/2 X 36 leading edge
2 2-1 X 3/8" X 36 trailing edge
3 3-1/4 X 4 X 36 balsa for stabs, elevator, rudder, & aileron leading edges
4 2-1/8 bulkheads for the turtle deck
5 2-1/2 X 1 X 9 block for wing tips
6 12-1/16 X 4 X 36 wing skins
7 1- 1/8 Canopy bulkhead PLY
8 1--1/8 X 2 X 2 for wing bolt plate
9 1--1/4 nose gear mount plate
10 1--nose gear bulkhead for firewall mount geaar. See plans if needed
11 2--nose gear gussets
12 1--1/4 wing saddle dowel plate
13 1--1/4 wing bolt plate
14 4--engine box side walls
15 2--1/4 firewalls
16 2--1/8 nacelle mount rings
17 4--1/4 X 5/8 X 1-1/4 nacelle screw mounts
18 2--1/8 nose gear opening stiffeners
19 2--1/8 X 2 X 2-1/2 aileron servo mount plates
20 1--1/8 wing main spar
21 4--3-3/4 X 5/8 X 1/4 for servo mount rails
22 1--1/4 X 3-1/4 X 1-1/2 for blind nut reinforcement plate
222 2--2-7/8 X 3 X 1/8 for tank well floor
HARDWOOD
23 6--5/8 X 13/16 X 1/2 flap servo mounts
24 4--3/4 X 1-1/6 X 2 pine blocks for main gear
240 2--3/8 X 1-1/8 X 2 pine blocks for outside gear blocks
25 8--3/4 X 1/2 X 1/2 pine for cowl mounts
HARDWARE
26 1--2 X 14 fiberglass cloth for wing joint
27 1--7 X 7 fiberglass mat for glassing in parts
28 2--1 X 3/32 ID brass tube for elevator horn
29 1--1/4" X 3/4"metal blade for elevator horn
30 1--5 X 3/32 wire for elevator horn
31 2--nylon horns
32 23 hinges
33 2 aluminum ail. horns
34 2--3/32 X 7 wire for flap horns
35 2--3/32 X 4 wire for flap horns
36 2--3/32 X 5 wire for inside flap horn
37 2--1/2 X 3/32 ID brass tube for flap horn end
38 1--Construction manual
39 2--3/32 X 4 brass tube for flap inner and outer flap link
40 2--3/32 X 1-1/2 brass tube for inner flap horn
41 2--1/16 X 4 flap pushrods
42 1---12" tie wrap solder wire
43 4--#4 X 1 sheetmetal screws for nacelle mt.
44 8--#4 X 1/2 " " for front nac. mt.
45 8--#2 X 1/2 " " for cowl mt.
46 2--wing foam cores
47 6--1 X #2 screws for aileron and flap servo blocks
48 2--1/16 X 5 wire for aileron pushrod
49 2--3/32 X 4 wire for ruder and elevator push rod
50 2--1/16 X 2 wire for rudder and elev. pushrod ( servo end)
51 2--1/16 X 12" wire for engine throttle pushrods
52 8--2-56 machine screws for pushrod ends (cut off heads)
53 1--1/4 X 20 nylon wing bolt
54 1--!/4 blind nut
55 1--FG fuselage
56 2--FG nacelles
57 2--FG cowls
58 2--1/4 X 24 dowels for pushrods
59 2--1/4 X 2 dowels for front wing mounts
60 7-clevices
61 4--1-1/4 gussets for nose gear plate
62 4--3-1/2 gussets for fire wall doubler
63 4--3/4 X 1/2 X 5/8 motor servo blocks
64 1--vac. formed canopy
65 1--set plans