The outboard rivet line of both outboard seat rails went through the
corner wrap, the floor panel, and into the underfloor outboard channel
on my bird. I do recall that the left side corner wrap extended farther
inboard than the right side corner wrap. I put two channels under each
seat rail so that all seat rail rivets went into channels. And I
extended the corner wrap inboard far enough to go under both rivet lines
of the outboard seat rails. My dual channels were placed front to front
so they essentially made a square tube under the seat rails. I did see a
later manual that had two channels under each seat rail placed back to
back which I think is more common. I did not want the seat rails to
twist even a little which might tend to cause binding when moving the
seat with weight in them.
Actually I don't think the right seat placement is at all critical as
long as the seats don't hit each other or the side of the fuselage. For
fun you can check the left right placement of the elevator cable ears on
the floor control torque tube. Mine were different than the manual but
don't think it mattered much.
I don't recall anyone having a clearance issue with the aileron push
pull tube so the left dimension in the manual must be in the ballpark.
Ken
bransom@dcsol.com wrote:
I made a mess of my initial question on this. I'm trying to figure out
the proper side-to-side placement of the seats. It seems the outer edge of
the pilot's side seat rail lines up with the web of the outer-most floor
channel (the channel that ties in with the tapered corner wrap aft of the
bend). This jives with what Ken mentioned in the archives (2/9/2000,
searching subject for 'floor channel'). I'm assuming I'm interpreting this
right and it will leave enf room for the aileron push/pull tube. ??
But I don't see how the passenger side seat can be placed one inch further
outboard as called for in the manual (6 1/8"). This would put it's outside
rail over nothing but the inside corner wrap, at least for the part aft of
the rail bend.
Thanks again,
-Ben/ 496R
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