Unknown Aircraft seat

[matilda IIA]

Hi Gents

I have an old aircraft seat laying around and I am unsure what it is out off ???

any body like to guess.......I picked it up at the local tip many years ago !

Kind regards
Matt

[maple_leaf_eh]

As much as we hate to see you go away, perhaps you should post the pictures in an aviation forum. It might be something important.

On that thought, there is a group of true enthusiasts in New Zealand building Mosquitos from pieces and from new. Absolutely stunning craftsmanship. It flew last year. They might be able to advise.

[David Dunlop]

You should restore it, Matt.

With that lever system you could raise yourself up to grab a snack and then lower yourself back down, closer to the TV!

Seriously, however, do try sending the photos to the group who just reworked the Mosquito. Somebody there is sure to be able to ID it for you. Off the top of my weathered old head, the seat pan looks like one designed for the occupant to be wearing a fanny pac parachute, so the chute serves as the cushion.

Good luck with the mystery.


David

[Keith Webb]

To hazard a guess I'd say it could be Beaufighter.

[David Dunlop]

Hello again, Matt.

I did a quick search on the web last night for images of various aircraft cockpits. Frustratingly, most of these photos concentrate on what the instrument panel and controls look like. Nobody seems to care what the pilot has to sit in.

That being said, I did notice a few design similarities between your seat (aircraft) and those of the Wirraway and Boomerang. The metal on the sides of the pan appears formed around a bent steel rod in the same way. Most noticeable in the front corners.

Perhaps this part belongs to an aircraft designed down under during the war. Any markings show up on it anywhere?

David

[Lang]

I think it must be off a larger aircraft because the support structure is far too high for a single engine type.

Keith is on the right track - the almost Heath-Robinson overdesign of the structure indicates British, not American aircraft. The seat pan itself may be a universal type and could be found on several types.

I will have a look at the Beaufort and Wirraway at Caboolture next week to see if we have a match.

Lang

[Luke R]

I reckon its out of a Airspeed Oxford.

[Col Tigwell]

I think you will find it is from a Boomerang

Regards

Col

[Keith Webb]

... we will have a definitive answer about whether it's a Boomerang seat soon as I sent a pic to Boomerang builder Matt Denning yesterday.

[Keith Webb]

OK the word from Matt is definitely not Boomerang and most likely Airspeed Oxford. He had some cockpit photos to compare and recognised the structure.
I've just checked an Oxford pic and the seat itself is certainly the same, but I couldn't see the structure underneath.

[matilda IIA]

Thankyou Gents for your time and effort

I guess it will make a great seat on the kids billy cart....

Kind regards
Matt