aerobubba(at)earthlink.ne
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:57 am Post subject: RV8-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 07/20/08 |
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Hi Matt-
I'm the 6' 5" guy. I fit with the std seats, but fit much better with the
mod. IIRC, it moves the cross member aft 1 1/2". My wife is 5' 10" and
fits fine in the back seat. I will be able to fly from the rear seat with
the mod, but I wouldn't want to do it for very long. Cutting down (or
otherwise modding) the rear seat throttle will be pretty much required to
clear a tall person's knee, unless perhaps they are very much skinnier than
I.
One caveat: The original 'tall man' weldment moves the cross member
straight back without lowering it at all. The original plans made no
mention of the need to make the back of the rear seat taller. I forget the
dimension, but it is on the order of 3/4". Without that mod, the original
design seat back will just pass under the weldment. When making the taller
seat, just stretch the seat back sheet metal to match the increase in
dimension of the vertical members.
glen matejcek
aerobubba(at)earthlink.net
| Quote: | Fellow Listers,
What exactly does the RV-8 "Tall-man" option entail? What modifications
are made
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| Quote: | to the seat, weldment, etc? I'm not finding any mention of it on the
plans.
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| Quote: | If you order the Tall-man option with the QB kit, can you opt for the
"Regular-man"
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| Quote: | option at build time?
Knowing nothing about what it actually is, I assume it pushes the
weldment back
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| Quote: | some allowing you to mount the pilot's seat further aft. While I am a
"Tall-man",
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| Quote: | my preference would actually be to increase the pilot's seat back recline
amount by moving the weldment back, but leaving the bottom of the seat in
the
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| Quote: | normal position. Is this possible?
Does anyone have any detailed pictures of what the Tall-man option looks
like and
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| Quote: | specifically how it differs from the Regular-man option?
Thanks!
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880
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