darksidesw Posted November 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 17, 2014 I saw this at an antique shop today. It is tagged as a WWII aircraft seat. There is a plate that is hard to read on the front but I think it said it was made by Aircraft Mechanics. I looked around on line and didn't find any that looked quite like it. Any ideas??? Thanks-Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted November 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 17, 2014 I am guessing that the seat is not an aircraft commander or pilot (pilot/co-pilot) seat because there is no cutout in the front for the control yoke column. My first guess would be a crew seat from a military Lockheed Constellation? I will do some more research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted December 22, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 22, 2014 The seat attaches via the track assy located on the lower rt side of the pic.. "T" shaped..this allowed movement fore and aft so a cargo plane would be my guess...does not look like any WWII US seat I have seen.. in any of the cargo planes of that era..looks like mid 60's maybe 70s era...not a C141 nor C5 maybe C130??? looks like the seat back is in full recline??? Is there a "T" handle on the rt side? that is the control handle for fore/aft and even left to right movement... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcoastaero Posted December 22, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 22, 2014 I did an internet image search for C-130 cockpit and the seat appears to be an aircraft commander and pilot seat from an early model of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The inertia reel lock/unlock lever on the left side of the seat bucket appears to be an early design also. I remember looking at photos of the interior of later modified versions of the Lockheed Constellation and I believe the crew seats (non flight deck) were similar in construction? I am still trying to locate my Constellation reference materials. Since Lockheed built the Constellation and the Hercules, there is a chance that this type of seat could have been used in more than one type of aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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