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Re: Europa-List: Seats

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Seats
From: Rocketman <topglock@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 16:30:05

Ami McFadyean wrote:

>
>I would fully recommend the principles expounded at
>
>http://members.eaa.org/home/homebuilders/building/interior/Carving%20Foam%20
>Seats.html
>
>(or look in Sport Aviation 08/90 for the original article) having now built
>up to about Mk 10 of seat cushions for the Europa.
>
>Flat squabs (no matter how well laminated with different densities of
>Dynafoam) don't work for me and become a pain in the tailbone after an hour
>or so. This is after covering over the seat area in the inner module so that
>the aileron torque tube tunnel does not present a hardspot.
>
>What has worked well is the squab from a computer chair. This has a
>bowl-shaped plywood base and inch or so of high density  foam. It cost
>nothing and is perhaps not the long term hardware, but confirms what to aim
>for in terms of shape.
>
>If seats are too fully moulded, then one is constrained to sit in the same
>place all of the time, which can be tiresome.
>
>Duncan McF
>
>
>  
>

Very good reference.  Thanks Duncan...

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