titanhank
Well Known Member
I finished up the design and building of the electric seat back adjuster to compliment the almost rv-14 mod i did to my tailwheel rv6. The seat mod worked too good and it was difficult to see over the nose for taxi, takeoff and landing when leaned all the way back. I designed this system to easily remove the seat for maintenance and to be infinitely adjustable. Run the seat foward and pull the two pins. The seat comes out while the motors stay in the plane. This way i can lean up to see to taxi and lean way back to cruise long distance. I am 6’1” and 250lbs and these two mods turn my rv6 into a very roomy cockpit and really help my bad lower back. The electric seat back adjuster added 5lbs. I ordered two 2” linear actuators with brackets from windy nation on ebay and bought the aluminum strip at lowes. I wired the system to a momentary on and center off switch just like a flap switch. I had to modify the brackets on the seat slightly to clear the corrugation on the seat back.
Youtube video. https://youtu.be/T6QmN3YntCc
Youtube video. https://youtu.be/T6QmN3YntCc
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