Half rear seat?? Can it be done?
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Half rear seat?? Can it be done?
Can the rear bench seat from an M5 or M7 be removed and only install a jump seat or half seat on one side. Thus making more room fro cargo and still have a back seat customer? I am used o being able to do this with Cessnas .. Can it be done with a Maule???
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Haven't ever seen that in a Maule. After the M-4, they all had sling seats in the back as far as I know, so the support bars have to spam from one side of the fuselage to the other for support. I suppose you could just cut off half of these at itself , leaving the bars in place. Not sure about getting that approved.
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I’m confused by this comment. Why would the back seat in your M-5 only be able to host a child?? Are you thinking of the third-row position in the M-7 (and some M-6s)?freedom wrote:Mine is experimental so it doesn't really count, but I'm planning to use the existing sling tubes configuration and strap in a car baby seat.
Had welded in 3 seat belts attachment points. Being an M5 I figured it could only host a child in that seat.
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I bought an old seat and sling. Went to a fabric shop, had it cut in half. Bars all stayed the same. Just less fabric. Now have more room for backpacks and etc. I'll see if I can dig up a picture. I called the factory to see if they would do it for me, but they were too busy. They did say B.D. had done it once or twice for certain projects.
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