epoxy aircraft seats?

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:46:45 -0000, "karel adams"
wrote:

all this makes for an instructive and interesting discussion, dear
gentlemen
but to my regret it doesn't get me an inch closer to the subject...
BTW I think seats are curvy enough to justify epoxy construction
TIA,
KA


Karel
there are no instructions or plans for aircraft seats as such. each
aircraft plan carries general instructions which most people adapt to
what they think will fit them best.

the corby starlet for instance uses a three and a quarter inch
polystyrene block with a thin temperfoam cushion. seat back is some
temperfoam on the plywood former.
the vans aircraft use aluminium to achieve something similar.
without knowing the position of formers that the seat attaches to you
are not going to produce anything useful.

if you are busting for a demo project to practise the skills can I
suggest making a battery box (these are epoxy/glass on many/most
designs)- you can always give it away to someone building,
or a flight toolbox - you know the sort of thing that you pack your
fly away tools, spare nuts and bolts, lockwire and a spark plug in.
use a piano hinge on the lid one side with the wire permanently in
place and a piano hinge with removable wire on the other side for
opening. with a little care you could make something just about
indestructable.
another project involves getting a worn out 5.00x5 tyre (you'll get
these given to you) and making a set of cool wheel fairings.
make two and sit one either side of the telly.
when the movies get boring you'll soon be thinking of building the
aircraft that sits between the fairings and you'll be off into the
workshop which is where you should be :-)

seats? bleagh, wheel fairings are way cooler to look at.
.....or maybe a set of wing tips.
Stealth Pilot