Damia
I'm New Here
Good morning,
I am a new pilot who has never built anything, though for a long time I have been thinking on building an airplane. I live in the island of Menorca, Spain. I was in Oshkosh last summer and I recently spoke with a couple of RV builders, and have nearly decided to start building an RV7. I like its travelling capability, but I have three children and I wouldn't really like to travel often if I have to leave them behind. So a crazy idea assaulted me: I could build an RV10 and put a bench and three seat belts in the back, so I could take there three children instead of two adults. If I finish the airplane in three years they will be 7, 8 and 10 by then, so I think they should still fit there by weight and size for some 6 or 7 years.
The main problem I would see to that is the tunnel. It would make it unconfortable for the one sitting in the middle, but I think we should be able to live with that.
In my view the rear bench should be higher than normal, so they get a good view out the window and some more leg space.
Do you think this is reasonable? Anyone sees a problem in putting 3 seatbelts instead of two?
I know this sounds quite hipotetical, but my decision on the model to build (and therefore a lot of effort and money) depends on the doability of this idea, so I would really apreciate your comments.
Thank you very much for your help.
I am a new pilot who has never built anything, though for a long time I have been thinking on building an airplane. I live in the island of Menorca, Spain. I was in Oshkosh last summer and I recently spoke with a couple of RV builders, and have nearly decided to start building an RV7. I like its travelling capability, but I have three children and I wouldn't really like to travel often if I have to leave them behind. So a crazy idea assaulted me: I could build an RV10 and put a bench and three seat belts in the back, so I could take there three children instead of two adults. If I finish the airplane in three years they will be 7, 8 and 10 by then, so I think they should still fit there by weight and size for some 6 or 7 years.
The main problem I would see to that is the tunnel. It would make it unconfortable for the one sitting in the middle, but I think we should be able to live with that.
In my view the rear bench should be higher than normal, so they get a good view out the window and some more leg space.
Do you think this is reasonable? Anyone sees a problem in putting 3 seatbelts instead of two?
I know this sounds quite hipotetical, but my decision on the model to build (and therefore a lot of effort and money) depends on the doability of this idea, so I would really apreciate your comments.
Thank you very much for your help.