Troy, I made myself seat-bottoms of blue foam, but soon found out ,
that only several layers of seat-cushions made sense.
It is the only way to adjust the seats for different sized occupants.
Mine is a classic mono, and I had a friend, who is 6'2" and admits to
235 lb, up for a 55 min. flight. He was not very comfortable sitting on
a hard bottom with no back-cushion, but it was
his idea. My upholstery has 1/4 " foam under the fabric everywhere.Three
cushions of different thickness give lots of options.
One layer is 1" temper-foam. The rest should also not be too soft.Even
for the back, two 1" cushions are better than one 2" one.
Peter Timm, # 110
----- Original Message -----
From: Troy Maynor
To: europa-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Seat Foundations
Hey All,
I was considering using a high density poly foam, (gray in color) to
do the initial build up of the seats instead of the blue foam we built
the plane with. I am looking at 4 inch stuff in the bottom and some 4
inch for the wedge that blends into the same plane as the headrest to
get the desired 70 degree recline. Actually near the thigh supports it
will need to be 5 inches thick. But I guess what I am asking, will a
hard high density foam be desirable over the even harder and rigid blue
stuff? I was thinking of maybe 1 or 2 inches of the medium polyurethane
for the final toppers. Thoughts?
Troy Maynor
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