• Welcome aboard HomebuiltAirplanes.com, your destination for connecting with a thriving community of more than 10,000 active members, all passionate about home-built aviation. Dive into our comprehensive repository of knowledge, exchange technical insights, arrange get-togethers, and trade aircrafts/parts with like-minded enthusiasts. Unearth a wide-ranging collection of general and kit plane aviation subjects, enriched with engaging imagery, in-depth technical manuals, and rare archives.

    For a nominal fee of $99.99/year or $12.99/month, you can immerse yourself in this dynamic community and unparalleled treasure-trove of aviation knowledge.

    Embark on your journey now!

    Click Here to Become a Premium Member and Experience Homebuilt Airplanes to the Fullest!

Seat mod help please

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Dominic Eller

Well-Known Member
Supporting Member
Joined
May 16, 2019
Messages
333
Hi all, I would like to put a new curved and lowered seat pan in place of the 1/4” ply flat plate.
I’m thinking either Ali or fiberglass and Kevlar.
Ideally I would like to save weight not add it of course.
As per the pics I will need to chop out the middle of the seat, leaving a small lip where the longerons, seat back and front support are.
I’m thinking of mounting a carbon tube I have as a second front support and use the existing front seat support too.
My concern is the rear mounting shear loads the new pan, be it composite or Ali will see.
What sort of fasteners and how many should I use to carry the shear loads the vertical rear part of the seat pan will see?
I hope the pics make my rambling a bit more clear 🙂
My crude sketch gives and idea of what I’m aiming for.
Thanks for taking the time to read this 👍63BFAEE8-D100-4E91-9888-9D686013E1FD.jpeg5E3E3F60-56DF-44DB-ABE4-3D494C37F30A.jpeg8FD9CC46-E687-485C-AAAC-F07943E45533.jpegCF741721-8811-4AF7-B25F-E06D4D488163.jpeg1CC4FFEB-BE7D-4412-A725-2E61CC4FE90F.jpeg
 
Back
Top