Rebel - Sideways jumpseat

[Bob Patterson]

Hi Jesse !

I'm glad folks are checking the Files section regularly -
this is a tremendous resource !!! Thanks Mike !!!!!!!!
The more detail pictures you all post, the easier it'll be for
the next guy to build !! :-) Share those brilliant ideas !

The rear seat is made as 2 cushions, fastened with Velcro.
The idea was to be able to use either section, or both, as needed
for the front passenger, or use the 2 as a rear seat facing sideways.

It isn't fastened down at all - no need, as it's just foam &
Naugahyde & fabric. The regs do require a seat belt, though -
that would be attached to the front belt attach bracket, and a new
one added to a bulkhead farther back - lap belt only.

This setup isn't used by many, but there are at least 5 Rebels
locally that have 4 seats. Mostly, they just extend the seat rails
and use the regular low-back seats, or fabricate lightweight bench
seats. The neatest one has 2 detachable cross tubes (same as
aileron torque tube), and a cloth sling seat that faces rearward.
This weighs very little, and rolls up out of the way when not in
use !

Check the pic labelled flap mixer in Rebel-controls section -
it shows that the door latch is stock Murphy. You just pull on
the sleeved bolt at the front end to open. When I go to amphibs,
I'll add the wire from that bolt to the front of the door. The
wire will be inside a piece of 1/4" clear fuel line, to make
it easier to hit - getting out fast on water is important ! ;-)

Thanks for the kind words - it's taken 5 years to get
it this way --- after it was completed !! ;-) :-) :-)

And there's always something more to do .... :-)

Homebuilts are never finished - so just GET IT FLYING ! ;-)
It IS worth it !! :-)
.......bobp

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On Sunday 11 December 2005 10:38 pm, Jesse Jenks wrote:

Bob,
I was checking out the pictures of you're interior that you recently

posted.

Can you give some details on how you made and mounted the flight engineer
(rear) seat?
Also, I can't figure out from the picture how you're rear door latch

works.

Looks like a nice plane.
Thanks
Jesse

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[Jesse Jenks]

Thanks for the info Bob. I look for new pictures in the archives every few
days. I agree, it's a great resource. I enjoy looking at anything that gets
posted on there because it gets me thinking about stuff I haven't considered
yet. It seems to help the building process along to try to figure things out
before I get there.
Jesse

From: Bob Patterson <beep@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: <rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Rebel - Sideways jumpseat
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 23:34:51 -0500

Hi Jesse !

I'm glad folks are checking the Files section regularly -
this is a tremendous resource !!! Thanks Mike !!!!!!!!
The more detail pictures you all post, the easier it'll be for
the next guy to build !! :-) Share those brilliant ideas !

The rear seat is made as 2 cushions, fastened with Velcro.
The idea was to be able to use either section, or both, as needed
for the front passenger, or use the 2 as a rear seat facing sideways.

It isn't fastened down at all - no need, as it's just foam &
Naugahyde & fabric. The regs do require a seat belt, though -
that would be attached to the front belt attach bracket, and a new
one added to a bulkhead farther back - lap belt only.

This setup isn't used by many, but there are at least 5 Rebels
locally that have 4 seats. Mostly, they just extend the seat rails
and use the regular low-back seats, or fabricate lightweight bench
seats. The neatest one has 2 detachable cross tubes (same as
aileron torque tube), and a cloth sling seat that faces rearward.
This weighs very little, and rolls up out of the way when not in
use !

Check the pic labelled flap mixer in Rebel-controls section -
it shows that the door latch is stock Murphy. You just pull on
the sleeved bolt at the front end to open. When I go to amphibs,
I'll add the wire from that bolt to the front of the door. The
wire will be inside a piece of 1/4" clear fuel line, to make
it easier to hit - getting out fast on water is important ! ;-)

Thanks for the kind words - it's taken 5 years to get
it this way --- after it was completed !! ;-) :-) :-)

And there's always something more to do .... :-)

Homebuilts are never finished - so just GET IT FLYING ! ;-)
It IS worth it !! :-)
.......bobp

-------------------------------orig.-------------------------
On Sunday 11 December 2005 10:38 pm, Jesse Jenks wrote:

Bob,
I was checking out the pictures of you're interior that you recently

posted.

Can you give some details on how you made and mounted the flight

engineer

(rear) seat?
Also, I can't figure out from the picture how you're rear door latch

works.

Looks like a nice plane.
Thanks
Jesse

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