Mystery seat from the 30s????

I had not noticed that maybe P38? as it has a yoke rather than a stick but cannot find a decent picture on google.

I am likely to be wrong – but playing devils advocate.

The P47 seat and most of the others shown have the front edge of the seat bowing inwards in order to make room for the control stick.

The front edge of Graham seat is parallel.

AN7505

Could it be a standard AN7505 seat?

Hi Graham
That seat looks alot like this one that i have been trying to ID for a wile.
Looks like it uses the same recoil set up and lever although on this one its mounted underneath.
It also apears to have no numbers anywhere on it.
I didnt think the construction was solid enough for a fighter type but now im not so sure.
Sorry i cant be of any more help.

Thanks great link they certainly look different the plot thickens I wonder if they used different frames for different Mks seems a very close match in all other respects.

Graham – check p74 on this link.

The front edge and floor mounts look different.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/7273349/Walk-Around-n11-Republic-P47-Thunderbolt-97

Looking very much like P47 found these pics on google and the top frame looks identical, there were also some model pics of the seat pan and the cut outs were in the right place, makes me very happy P47 is one of mt favorite fighters.:D

Thanks I am amazed its from something so modern I never knew they used plywood in US Fighters do you have a picture of the P47 seat ?

Thanks again

Sorry, Graham no. Nothing in my collection that really shows off the seat. Fat-arsed pilots in the way, usually. A google hunt might turn something up.

It looks like an American Seat Co seat. A number of vendors supplied seats for American aircraft in that period. There are three that I can remember – Schick-Johnson, Warren-MacArthur and the afore mentioned American Seat Co. I believe some types like the NAA Mustang and T-6 series could have any of these three fitted.
As far as the subject seat here goes, I dont recognise the rails or tube set up. Its definitely not T-6, P-51 or P-40, that I know straight off.

They still do, it may suprise you but modern items like the Beech Baron or a Piper Seneca still uses plywood in the construction of the floor boards. Simply for cost, strength, flexibility and durability it cannot be beaten.

Thanks I am amazed its from something so modern I never knew they used plywood in US Fighters do you have a picture of the P47 seat ?

Thanks again

Graham, it’s definetly US. Jason’s suggestion was pretty close as I think this is P47. Could also be a T6 back seat now that I think about it, they’re almost identical.

thanks certainly looks very similar has a plywood seat pan, looks from your drawing to be almost identical especially the seat ajustment.

American?

Graham,

It bears a resemblance to the plywood seats fitted to early Mustangs – not sure it is exactly the same but certainly similiar – could be from another US plane of that era.

(Photos courtesy of Christian on P-51 SIG)

Good luck

J