I have designed adjustable sling seats. The problem with the narrow seats can be minimized. The design is to lengthy to describe here. But hears what it will do: Adjustable height, adjustable reclining. Basically, the pilot sets more upright while the passinger sets more reclined [ passinger and pilot shoulders staggered]. The assembly is very light and removable just like a sling [a modified sling]. Send me a email off line if you are interested I will send photos of the assembly.
KRron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 8:07 AM Subject: Re: KR>KR-2 seats > Graham wrote: > > >> I want to go as low as I can without my b-m dragging on the ground. What > have other owners done? Is there an 'off the shelf" seat I can purchase?<< > > Rand Robinson (www.fly-kr.com) sells a sling seat for exactly that purpose, > but not everyone is happy with the end result, but pilot weight may be the > determining factor there. Jeff Scott used something called Herculon from > the fabric store that he thought was a big improvement over the RR material. > The absolute lightest way to do it is with a thin sheet of aluminum or > stainless steel draped between spars, with the ends bent in a 90 degree > angle to hang across the top of the spars, fastened on the vertical ends. > That's in one of Bengelis' books. A lot of people end up very close to the > bottom. I know Troy Petteway and Jim Hill are sitting on sling seats that > touch the bottom fuselage skins. That skin is just sitting there, so you > might as well use it to full advantage. I'm going to have to lower my seat > to that point myself one of these days. Or you could make a seat like the > one at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/seat.html , but that's a lot of work > compared to screwing a sling seat in place. > > As for the back, a thick foam cushion is a light, reversible way to get > yourself moved forward. As for elevator cables, if you use a sling or sheet > metal, just make two of them and leave a gap in the middle for the cables, > or investigate whether or not the cables can be replaced with a single > pushrod, like the one shown at the top of > http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/kcontrol.html . > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML at hiwaay.net > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
