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Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: XL-C-100 on March 23, 2015, 04:26:55 AM

Title: Xl seat height
Post by: XL-C-100 on March 23, 2015, 04:26:55 AM

Hey I have a question for all you tall pilots. I just test fit my plans built seat into my fuse and I am having headroom issues. I am wondering how much I can lower the seat before I run into problems with routing controls?

Title: Re: Xl seat height
Post by: leshoman on March 23, 2015, 07:41:23 AM

I have mine just set so i miss the torque tube by about 1-1/2" when setting in seat.  on the rear of the torque tube i use a fairlead in place of the pulley shown on plans so top elevator cable is only about 3/4" or less from top of torque tube.

Title: Re: Xl seat height
Post by: sonicapollo on March 23, 2015, 07:08:57 PM

Just curious, how tall are you? I'm tall too and wondering. I'm 6'1 with 32 inseam.

Title: Re: Xl seat height
Post by: leshoman on March 23, 2015, 10:14:04 PM

I am 6'2" with 32" inseam. I also set on a 3" tall confer foam cushion and wear a head set with top about 1" above head.  My 6'4" grandson sets in it without the cushion just fine

Title: Re: Xl seat height
Post by: Bob Wood on July 13, 2015, 11:16:35 AM

The other thing you can do is raise the wing attach tube. I asked the forum last year and was told all ok to do just keep the geometry the same.I went up 1 inch and have lots of room. I am 6'3" 34 inseam.

Bob

Title: Re: Xl seat height
Post by: farmerfalconer on July 14, 2015, 09:12:11 AM

Im 6'5".   36" inseam.   I tryed out the fit in someone elses LEXL and some big changes are going to have to be made.  My knees were jammed against the panel and my head stuck three inches over the wing attach point.  We are going to have to widen the fuse, lower the chair, and increase the height.  As long as we dont change the length the CG should remain the same though.