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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
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