Finally ready to start my training with my '48 C-GYHC. I have the rear seat removed and don't plan on reinstalling it till I have my PPL. Does anyone have a figure on the stock rear seat weight I could use for my weight and balance calc? I could drag a scale to the airport but the seat happens to be locked in a friends hangar and its hard to get a hold of him. Sure have appreciated the vast wealth of info I've found here.
Kim
Rear seat weight
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integritywood
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Rear seat weight
Just because you're more proficient at it doesn't prove your method is better!
Kimball Isaac
1948 Cessna 170
C-GYHC
Kimball Isaac
1948 Cessna 170
C-GYHC
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hilltop170
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Re: Rear seat weight
Kim-
It will totally depend on what kind and how much upholstery and padding you have on your seat. The one that came out of my 170 weighs 34lb including the attached seat belts.
It will totally depend on what kind and how much upholstery and padding you have on your seat. The one that came out of my 170 weighs 34lb including the attached seat belts.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
Re: Rear seat weight
supposed to be 29 pounds, iirc, mine was 36# with the heavy "boat vinyl" upholstery right over the top of the original upholstery.
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integritywood
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Re: Rear seat weight
Thanks, should give me a place to start
Kim
Kim
Just because you're more proficient at it doesn't prove your method is better!
Kimball Isaac
1948 Cessna 170
C-GYHC
Kimball Isaac
1948 Cessna 170
C-GYHC
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sfarringer
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Re: Rear seat weight
My stock 1949 "A" weighs 30 pounds.
On a similar note, maybe a dumb question. I took out my seat the other day and misplaced my bolts. Is this a big deal?
On a similar note, maybe a dumb question. I took out my seat the other day and misplaced my bolts. Is this a big deal?
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sfarringer
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Re: Rear seat weight
Only if you want to put it back in.......... 
If you want to put it back, you could look up the correct bolts in the IPC.
If you want to put it back, you could look up the correct bolts in the IPC.
Ragwing S/N 18073
Re: Rear seat weight
Those bolts need replacing fairly often, in my experience, just from removing and replacing the seat yearly for the annual inspection.sfarringer wrote:Only if you want to put it back in..........
If you want to put it back, you could look up the correct bolts in the IPC.
John Renwick
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift
Minneapolis, MN
Former owner, '55 C-170B, N4401B
'42 J-3 Cub, N62088
'50 Swift GC-1B, N2431B, Oshkosh 2009 Outstanding Swift Award, 2016 Best Continuously Maintained Swift