Check out my post about Seat Comfort Criteria, this may help. Nice work so far... --- Rick Hubka <r...@hubka.com> wrote: > Sounds a lot like the carbon fiber seat I made > here... > > http://www.hubka.com/kr-2s_hubka_seat.htm > > My seat sits 1" off the bottom of the fusalage floor > to keep the DF > canapy as low as possible and for comfort. The > hollow centre 2" arm > rest hosts pushrods to a horz stab bell crank. It > will also host a push > rod for my flaps. I made the arm rest strong enough > to park my car on > so it can be a step in for passangers because I will > have a pilot side > Gull Wing entry door. > > I like the "Obus form back rest" idea. I think I'll > incorporate that > into the foam insulation for the seat. > > Take Care and happy building > > Rick Hubka > r...@hubka.com > http://www.hubka.com/kr_main.htm > Calgary Alberta Canada > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net > [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On > Behalf Of Darren Pond > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:38 PM > To: KR builders and pilots > Subject: KR>Carbon fibre seats > > > > HI All > Just wanted to let you know I had great success in > making carbon fibre > seats for my KR2. Wanted to thank Mark and Dan for > all the info on their > web sites. I made individual buck seat style that > rap or hook over the > front and aft spar caps. For the back rest I covered > the back side of an > Obus form back rest insert with plastic then laid up > layers of carbon. > It fits me just fine with and with out the already > complete obus form > back rest which come is several colours and happens > to be designed to > fit most people. > > I figure it did add up to about $250 Canada worth of > materials and Obus > form rests. > > Now onto the belly flap. > > Darren Pond > KR2 C-GGGW 385hour TT before I got it. > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at > http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
===== Scott Cable KR-2S # 735 Linden, MI s2cab...@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com
