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Old August 20th 13, 03:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
Ron Wanttaja[_2_]
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On 8/20/2013 6:25 AM, Richard wrote:
On 8/20/2013 12:55 AM, Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On 8/19/2013 4:41 AM, Richard wrote:


Anybody still BUILDING anything?


I built an ejection seat for my Fly Baby....


Seriously more details!


Well, it's an "Old Fart" ejection seat. I've got a knee that's gotten
so bad, I was having trouble lifting myself out of the cockpit. I
adapted a portable "Lift Seat" intended for elderly folks. Added a 110V
inverter to power it. Lifts me about eight inches in ~20 seconds.
Here's an animated GIF (that runs fast) showing the amount of lift:

http://www.wanttaja.com/seat.gif

My wife says this looks like "Whack-a-Ron".....

Ron Wanttaja