Mysterious aircraft seat!
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Mysterious aircraft seat!
Hi folks, new member here!
Thought someone on here might be able to help. My friend has bought a seat but we have no idea what it's from!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane017.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane018.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane019.jpg
Fixed wing? Helicopter?
The manufacturer of the seat was L.A.Rumbold & Co Ltd Part No is P O43910 C 1 and serial no. C0437
Your help would be much appreciated!
Thought someone on here might be able to help. My friend has bought a seat but we have no idea what it's from!
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane017.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane018.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y27...irplane019.jpg
Fixed wing? Helicopter?
The manufacturer of the seat was L.A.Rumbold & Co Ltd Part No is P O43910 C 1 and serial no. C0437
Your help would be much appreciated!
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Ah...interesting. Thanks for your reply. After reading your post I trawled the web for pictures of early canberra seats but didn't have much joy. Presumably it wouldn't be a pilot's seat...more like a nav seat or something??
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The Canberra Rumbold Seat was a collapsible item that was restrained against the starboard cabin wall to allow the rear crew to enter and exit their dark domain. When deployed, it was to the right, slightly aft and below the pilot's ejection seat.
Flew on it once, absolute death trap if anything serious went wrong. The only good thing about the Canberra T4 was the lack of a Rumbold Seat!
The illustrated item could be some form of 'passenger' seat from a Rotary Wing or Tactical Transport type.
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Flew on it once, absolute death trap if anything serious went wrong. The only good thing about the Canberra T4 was the lack of a Rumbold Seat!
The illustrated item could be some form of 'passenger' seat from a Rotary Wing or Tactical Transport type.
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Its not from a Puma, (fold up seat) Wessex or Whirlwind though a Belvedere may have had one. More likely a trappers seat from a transport aircraft, the style is similar to fifties trend, any Varsity, Valetta, Pembroke folks here?
"In 1933, Rumbold set up his business making aircraft interiors for the Hatfield-based De Havilland Aircraft company. Rumbold's fledgling outfit has since gone through a variety of incarnations and is now better known – albeit only marginally – as Contour Premium Aircraft Seating. Britax-owned Contour has, in its time, provided aircraft seats to British Caledonian and British Airways, Air France and Air New Zealand, Gulf Air and yes, you've guessed it, the Sheikh's own airline, Emirates."
"In 1933, Rumbold set up his business making aircraft interiors for the Hatfield-based De Havilland Aircraft company. Rumbold's fledgling outfit has since gone through a variety of incarnations and is now better known – albeit only marginally – as Contour Premium Aircraft Seating. Britax-owned Contour has, in its time, provided aircraft seats to British Caledonian and British Airways, Air France and Air New Zealand, Gulf Air and yes, you've guessed it, the Sheikh's own airline, Emirates."
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The illustrated item could be some form of 'passenger' seat from a Rotary Wing or Tactical Transport type.
The function of the large RH lever with its cable appearing to terminate on the LH side of the seat is unclear. Usually, such a lever would release the locks to allow fore & aft movement of the whole seat - or possibly lateral rotation of the whole seat. I have to conclude there is a vital part missing, namely a frame assembly that picks up the apparent attachment points at the rear of the seat and finally attaches the whole assembly to the aircraft floor.
The provision of a life preserver stowage at the lower front of the seat indicates the seat is probably from a transport type. However, after all that, I have no idea what that type may have been!!
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L.A. Rumbold & Co still exist.
Perhaps they could provide the necessary answers by contacting them?
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Perhaps they could provide the necessary answers by contacting them?
Contact us
Tel: +44 (0) 1633 793500
Fax: +44 (0) 1633 793650
Email: [email protected]
Contour Premium Aircraft Seating
Kestrel House
Llantarnam Industrial Park
Cwmbran
NP44 3HB
For media enquiries, or to obtain high
resolution images of our case histories, please:
call Rachel Barnett on 01633 795127
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We've already tried! They have technical drawings etc for every seat they ever made...apart from this one. Aaargh!! Thank you for taking the time to post though, I do appreciate everyone's help!
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The cable from the righthand lever seems to go to the reel for the shoulder straps so this would be the lock lever. On current commercial aircraft, this lever is always on the side of the seat nearest the centreline of the aircraft (so cabin crew can reach it easiuly when dealing with crew incapacitation).
Does the belt buckle have another socket in it at the bottom for a crotch strap?
Does the belt buckle have another socket in it at the bottom for a crotch strap?
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Flap40, I'll have to check on that..will get back to you.
It seems that Rumbolds made lot of seats for DH...could it be out of Twin Otter or Beaver perhaps...trying to find pics of seats from these aircraft but proving tricky
It seems that Rumbolds made lot of seats for DH...could it be out of Twin Otter or Beaver perhaps...trying to find pics of seats from these aircraft but proving tricky
With the probable DH connection, somebody that used to work at Hatfield could possibly help. I believe some of the volunteers at the de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre are ex-Hatfield employees. Bit of a long shot, but you could try approaching them. Another possibility, and much nearer to Leeds, is the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington.
Personally, I think the seat looks more Varsity/Beaver/Devon vintage than the younger DH125/Dominie.
I've flown in all four, but it's far too long ago for me to remember.
Personally, I think the seat looks more Varsity/Beaver/Devon vintage than the younger DH125/Dominie.
I've flown in all four, but it's far too long ago for me to remember.
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Well its not a wessex as they fold up, it's not a puma or a chinook either, if it is a helicopter could you not ask these guys if they recognise it?
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/collection.htm
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"I find myself drawn more and more towards the Beaver.
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I suffer that all the time
http://www.helicoptermuseum.co.uk/collection.htm
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"I find myself drawn more and more towards the Beaver.
"I suffer that all the time
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My mate has already tried helicopter museum I think.
Now, if I could just get inside a Beaver and have a good old rummage around .........maybe take a few pictures.
Now, if I could just get inside a Beaver and have a good old rummage around .........maybe take a few pictures.
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Now, if I could just get inside a Beaver and have a good old rummage around .........maybe take a few pictures.
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Well the thot plickens
helicopter museum have got back to my mate and they think it's off a Whirlwind Mk 10! They seemed fairly sure of this from what he tells me. Has the mystery been solved?! until I see a pic of said same seat in a Whirlwind Mk 10 then I won't believe it!
helicopter museum have got back to my mate and they think it's off a Whirlwind Mk 10! They seemed fairly sure of this from what he tells me. Has the mystery been solved?! until I see a pic of said same seat in a Whirlwind Mk 10 then I won't believe it!