Sorry, I still need to get all this clear, are we saying that this is a standard type that was readily available to all aircraft manufacturers and that in this case it was altered (The back was cut down ) by Westland and metal framing was made to allow it to be fitted to the cockpit…

Now the important questions, are these “AS” seats all the same dimensions and who exactly made them and are there drawings left that we can get or can someone measure one for us to use to make a virtual replica…

If you look at the port side of the seat as shown in the prototype picture above you can just make out where the rear of the seat ends… 😉

Ha!

I found this last night and thought the Whirly one was made from ally so didn’t post it to Matt…

Still not convinced as the Spit one has a full lenght back and our drawing has just the seat base and a split half back…

Take alook at the drawing below, I’ve coloured the section I think is the shape extent of the actual seat base the rest is ally based structure incasing the seat base as can be seen from the drawing there is no molded back to the seat as in the Spit…