THUNDER TIGER Mister Mulligan 4321 User manual

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Warranty
This kit is guaranteed to be free from defects in material and workmanship at the date of purchase.
It does not cover any damage caused by use or modification. The warranty does not extend beyond
the product itself and is limited only to the original cost of the kit. By the act of building this user-
assembled kit, the user accepts all resulting liability for damage caused by the final product. If the
buyer is not prepared to accept this liability, it can be returned new and unused to the place of
purchase for a refund.
Notice: Adult Supervision Required
This is not a toy. Assembly and flying of this product requires adult supervision. Read through this
book completely and become familiar with the assembly and flight of this airplane. Inspect all parts
for completeness and damage. Contact Thunder Tiger authrized distriburtor for help.
No.4321 Mr. Mulligan
❚Wing Span: 39.37" (1000mm) ❚ Length: 26.5" (675mm)
❚ Wing Area:217 sq.in. (14dm2) ❚ Weight: 16.5 oz. (470g)

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Table of Contents
Introduction
Pre-Assembly Notes ..............................3
Other Items Required ............ ...............3
Tools and Supplies Needed....................3
Part Drawings .........................................4
Assembly
Fuselage ................................................5
Tail ..........................................................7
Landing Gear..........................................8
Cowl........................................................9
Servo, ESC, RX & Battery.....................10
Wing .....................................................11
First Flights
Balance ................................................12
Operation Checks ................................12
Flying ....................................................14
Repair ...................................................16
IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN
All of us at Thunder Tiger want to thank you for choosing the Mr. Mulligan EP park flyer.
This kit has been engineered to go together quickly and easily while still providing you with
great looks and exceptional flying performance. In order to insure that your assembly
process will be as smooth and uneventful as possible, we strongly suggest that you read
this assembly manual thoroughly before beginning to assemble this kit. We are confident
that you will enjoy flying this Mr. Mulligan and it will provide a lot of rewarding flights.
Modeling Organizations
The Mr. Mulligan EP park flyer is a serious radio-controlled model airplane. You should
obtain help with the airplane for preflight and flight trainning from an experience pilot to
insure maximum enjoyment. Many programs are very willing to help, check
www.modelaircraft.org . Also, it is recommended that you join one the following
organizations. They can help you find a club in your area plus offer insurance programs to
protect you.
Academy of Model Aeronautics
5151 East Memorial Dr.
Muncie, IN 47302
800-435-9262
Fax [phone]
www.modelaircraft.org
Sport Flyers of America
POB 7993
Haledon, NJ 07508
800-745-3597
Fax [phone]
www.modelavaiton.com

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PRE-ASSEMBLY NOTES
1. Please assemble your model according to this
instruction manual. Do not attempt to modify or
change your Mr. Mulligan in any way as doing so
may adversely change its flying characteristics.
2. For Ready To Fly ( Super Combo) version, some
assembly steps are finished by factory craftsman.
We recommend you to read the manual to familiar
with the whole plane as well and just skip the
assembled steps.
3. Before you begin please check entire contents of
this kit against the parts list and parts drawings to
be sure that no parts are missing or damaged.
This will also help you to become familiar with
each component.
4. If you find that any parts are either missing or
damaged, please contact with your dealer
immediately for replacement. Note: Your dealer
cannot accept kits from return if construction has
begun.
Remember we have worked very hard to make this
model as easy to assemble as possible while still
maintaining our high standard of quality. Your
assembly of this model is very important and will
determine the final flight capabilities of your Mr.
Mulligan, so use extra care and follow the assembly
procedure exactly.
OTHER ITEMS REQUIRED
Radio: You will need at least a 3 channel radio
control system with 2 micro servos for your Mr.
Mulligan. Thunder Tiger provides 3ch sigle-
stick(8304) and dual-stick(8305) for choice.
ESC-10: ACE ESC-10 ( P/N
ACE8015) with BEC for
controlling the power of your
Mr. Mulligan as well as
eliminating the need of a
separate radio battery. The
BEC( Battery Eliminator
Circuitry) in this controller will
automatically turn off the power to the motor when
the battery reaches a factory present discharge level
leaving about 10 minutes of flight time for the radio
system.
Battery: We recommend the
use of a 7 cell 8.4V 600mAh
AAA size NiMH battery ( P/N
ACE2924)
Charger: You will need a
quick charger to charger
your power battery. We
recommend our economical
DC Quick Filed Charger (P/N
ACE 2604AC/B ).
Super Combo version contains 3CH Radio,
ESC-10, Battery and Charger as mentioned
above.
TOOLS AND SUPPLIES NEEDED
Mixing Stick for Epoxy
Medium Grit Sandpaper
Rubbing Alcohol
Paper Towel
Hobby Knife
Drill bit 5/64” (2mm)
Ruler
Pen, Pencil or Marker
Small Screw Drivers
Scissors
Needle Nose Pliers
ACE 8304 ACE 8305

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PART DRAWINGS
AS6325 Fuselage
AS6313 Motor Mount
AS6327
Horizontal Tail
AS6326 Main Wing
AS6329 Wing Strut
Rear Motor Mount (1)
Front Motor Mount (1)
Bushing (2)
370 Super Motor (1)
AS6335 Wheel Pant
Spacer (1)
AS6331 Cowling
M3 Nut (2)
Main Gear/Shaft (1)
Pinion Drive Gear (1)
AS6316 Gear Shaft Set
3x20 mm
Self-Tapping Screw (2)
Control Horn (2)
AS6333 Propeller Set AS6314
370 Super Motor
Locking Plate (2)
Wheel (2)
2.6x10 mm
Self-Tapping Screw (3)
3x5 mm
Machine Screw (2)
AS6334 Canopy
AS6312
Snap on Control Horn
Cowling Mount
Firewall(1)
Landing Gear Mount(1)
Battery Box(1)
Box Cover(1)
BA
Landing Gear
Retainer (1) Fuselage(L/1, R/1)
Skid (1)
Rear Wing Mount(1)
Board (1)
Front Wing Mount(1)
C
Pushrod Support(1)
Cowling (1)
Dummy Engine(1)
Wood Block(3)
2x5 mm Wood Screw (3)
3x30 mm
Wood Screw (2)
3x25 mm
Wood Screw (2)
Main Wing(1)
Wing Center Cover (1)
Elevator Joiner(1)
Horizontal Tail/Elevator (1)
Vertical Tail/Rudder (1)
AS6328
Vertical Tail
Propeller (1)
Spinner (1)
Nose Cone (1)
Threaded Landing Gear (1)
Plastic Nut(2) Wheel Pant
Mount(2)
AS6332
Threaded Landing Gear
Wheel Pant(2)
2x5 mm
Wood Screw (4)
Landing Gear Fairing(2)
Canopy (1)
Strut Joint
Hook PA Clevis (2) Threaded Wire (2)
Tube (L/2)
Tube (S/2)
Hook Joint (6)
No.6337 Decal
AS6336 Wheel
AS6330 Pushrod
Pushrod (L,1)
Pushrod (S,1)
Clevis (2)
Decal (1)
Open the box and check that you have all the parts as shown below. If anything is missing please contact your dealer.

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ASSEMBLY / FUSELAGE
1. Locate firewall and cowling mounts B & C.
2. Epoxy the cowling mounts on firewall. Note the
cowling mount B is installed near the notch side
and use care when inserting the cowling mounts
in place or it may damage the foam mounts.
3. Here the back view of the firewall assembly. Note
the orientation of the cowling mounts.
4. Trial fit the firewall assembly in right fuselage half,
glue it in place with furnished epoxy. Hint: How to
tell the left or right of the fuselage? You can
image you are sitting in the cockpit then the right
fuselage is at right side.
5. Drill 3mm rudder pushrod exit hole at the right
fuselage tail. A small amount of angle will give
best pushrod performance.
6. Locate the pushrod support and drill 2mm holes
on the punch dots.
7. Locate the servo tray
then epoxy servo tray
and pushrod support on
left fuselage.
Note the pushrod support orientation as
illustrated. You may use right fuselage to help
position the servo tray and pushrod support.
After it cured then remove the right fuselage
carefully.
C
B
B
C
Face up
See from front fuselage

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ASSEMBLY / FUSELAGE
8. Epoxy left and right fuselage halves together.
Note the furnished epoxy is 5-min. epoxy and
working time is only 3 min., you will have to
quickly apply epoxy on left and right fuselage
within 3 minutes. There are more different Epoxy
available in 12-min. or 30-min. epoxy which allow
longer working time that you can buy in any
hobby store.
9.Apply masking tape
to hold two fuselage
halves together until
glue has cured. Glue the plywood front and rear
wing mount in place underneath the foam as
indicated. Pre-Drill 5/64” (2mm) holes on
plywood prior installation. This will make it easier
for wing installation.
10. Locate the battery box and landing gear mount
next epoxy them in place as shown.
11. Note the ring of wing strut mount should be
perpendicular to the line as illustrated.
12. Glue the cowling mount A on mounts B and C.
Locate three balsa wood blocks then glue them
in place as shown.
13. Locate the round plywood and glue it in tail
bottom slot as a tail skid/wheel.
14. Carefully cut off the tail, this portion will be glued
on rudder later. Sand the cut area if necessary.
Rear wing mount Front wing mount
90˚
Rear Wing Mount
Face Motor Mount
Front Wing Mount

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ASSEMBLY / TAILS
15. Glue the cut away portion on rudder as shown.
You may trial fit the portion on the rudder first.
Note the leading edge of this portion should
align with the hinge line of the rudder. You may
need to trim the trailing edge to accommodate
the rudder and tail.
16. Mark the center line of the horizontal tail and use
a hobby knife to cut a 3mm(1/8") wide and
45mm(1 3/4") in length slot as illustrated
17. Cut a slot at the hinge line for installation of
elevator joiner.
18. Trial fit the joiner in place next apply epoxy and
glue it firmly in place. It will be easier to bend
two elevators then slide the joiner on the
elevator.
19. Locate elevator pushrod(the short one), insert
the pushrod from front fuselage through the
pushrod support and exit at the tail. Thread the
clevis then snap onto the elevator joiner.
20. Trial fit and center the horizontal tail in place.
Make sure the elevator joiner is flush with the tail
of fuselage and the Z bent end of pushrod is
exactly at the servo output shaft ( see step 39).
Epoxy the tail when satisfied.
21. Epoxy the vertical fin in place and make sure it is
perpendicular to the horizontal tail. Trim the
trailing edge of the rudder and fuselage tail if
necessary.
22. Same as step 19 install the rudder pushrod from
front through the pushrod support and exit at the
pushrod exit hole. Then thread the clevis as
shown.
1 3/4"

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ASSEMBLY / LANDING GEAR
23. Install the rudder control horn. Make sure the
control horn is installed properly before you
press in the locking plate and do not over press
the locking plate.
24. Snap on the rudder pushrod.
25. Carefully cut the slots at the bottom fuselage
about 10mm(3/8") in depth.
26. Insert the landing gear in the landing gear
mount then press the retainer all the way in to
secure the landing gear in place. When pressing
make sure to support from the inside of
fuselage.
27. Trim the wheel pant as shown and drill 4mm
holes for wheel axle.
28. Install the wheel pant retainer then the landing
gear fairing. Insert the fairing root into the slot
you cut in the prior step. The fairing is for scale
look it may effect the performance. For better
stability, you may trim the fairing narrower.
29. Install the wheel pant and wheel on landing gear
next thread the plastic nut. Make sure wheel
rotates freely.
30. Secure the wheel pant with two 2x5mm wood
screws as shown. Do the same procedure on
the other wheel.

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ASSEMBLY / COWL
31. Locate the EDS( electric drive system) and
remove the spinner and nuts. Note: remove the
nose cone by rotating it counter-clockwise about
1/4 turn.
32. Install the power drive unit in place with two 3x20
wood screws. Thread the motor wire through the
firewall.
33. Trim the cowling as shown.
34. Locate the black vacuum form dummy engine
and install it in the cowling. You may leave the
engines and trim away the excess. This is to get
more air to cool down the hot battery and motor.
35. Secure the cowling on the wood blocks with
three 2x5mm wood screws.
36. Make sure the shaft is a little bit free play when
you pull and push. If it is too tight then loose the
nut for more space.
37. Install the propeller and spinner. It is necessary
to secure the propeller firmly by a 3mm nut.
Always take great care on the motor and
swinging propeller as it is dangerous and may
cause serious injury, if you are a beginner we
recommend you read the manual of radio and
speed controller thoroughly to understand how
to set up and control the motor.

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SERVO, ESC,RX & BATTERY INSTALLATION
38. See the servo manual and install the eyelet and
grommet then secure the micro servos in the
servo tray with the wood screws that comes with
the servo.
39. Connect the servo wire to the receiver and turn
on radio then thread the pushrod to the servo
horn and secure the servo horn on the servo
when servo is in neutral position. See page 13
for servo direction of movement if servo is in
opposite direction then check radio manual and
reverse the servo.
40. Install the switch of the electric speed controller.
(photo shown is Ace ESC-10) Do not over
tighten the screw as it may crush the Styrofoam.
41. Use double sided tape to fix the ESC and
Receiver inside the fuselage. Drill a small hole
on the fuselage at right side then thread the
antenna through the fuselage. Route the
antenna to the tail and tape it in place.
42. Locate the sponge then cut two small pieces
and use as spacer to keep battery in case firmly.
43. You will have to bow the cover plate to close or
pry with finger to remove the cover plate. Note
the opening is facing to the tail.
44. Locate the canopy and trim it along with the
molded line as shown.
45. Glue it in place with epoxy and note the notch is
in line with the wing saddle so the leading edge
of the wing could go in.