L-5 Observer Rear Seat

[Geoff Hill]

G’day Restorers,

We are restoring a couple of Observers in Wangaratta and need to build some seats. We have an original as our template and have built the frame (see photo), the skin to come shortly.

The purpose of this call out is to see if anyone else wants or needs a replacement seat. I do expect numbers to be small but obviously a batch of seats will reduce the costs for all, the more seats ordered amorts set-up costs and saves time & effort. At this time the estimate is circa AUD$1.5-$2k, with the current AUD exchange rate and increased numbers should bring the price down substantially.

Let me know if you want one.

Front seats next on the agenda.

Hilly

 

• This topic was modified 3 years, 6 months ago by Geoff Hill.

[admin]

Very nice, Hilly. Not many of those wooden rear seats exist in serviceable condition. FYI, there was a mod that cut and hinged the back for easier access to the area behind the seat. Some aircraft had it, some didn’t, but it first came about due to a factory mod that cut the V-braces behind the seat and substituted trusses with clamped supports so that a stretcher could be loaded with the aft end collapsed. There’s a T.O (01-50DB-19) about it and you may have seen photos if you have copies of an older version of the E&M manual or copied it from the ACA website. I’ll try to post some images after they’re loaded onto the website.

JG

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