Most likely the quick flip script dynamically sets the dimensions of the flip object on page load based on the available space of the container it is in.
a tabbed panel is hidden on page load, so its available height and width is set to 0px initially, meaning the flip object has no space to work with on page load.
You would need to find a way of setting the flip object dimensions on the onclick event of the tabbed panels.
perhaps try enabling the refresh option:
docs#options