Spitfire Chair Project

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The base is from GrabCAD via Terry Stonehocker Labelled Q6 in the attached step file (http://grabcad.com/library/q6-power-base-1)

The chair is based on a spitfire plane cockpit chair, with a few mods (one being the upholstery and the other the propeller at the back). My aim was so that you could adapt just a few parts, and pick up the rest from old parts that had character.

The propeller at the back can be used with a small DC motor linked to the supply from Q6. I designed it originally to link up with the wheel through a number of cogs and friction pads, but you need to have on or off function that’s easy to control to save battery power. The main idea is that when you are moving along and the propeller is rotating, it will look like the propeller is moving it along.

The gear combo drives propeller with quite a slow ratio with what’s on there at the moment. This is just really for show and safety. You could easily swop the ratio over, but you would probably take off the ground at some point.

The seat has a slot hole which can be covered by glass or changed for safety reasons.

The upholstery is one part that would have to be made especially for this, and it could be adapted to suite posture and comfort. The controls could easily be swapped from the original base, and wiring could be dealt very easily through the upholstery. The controls could also be pulled from an old plane, such as the control stick or maybe some of the more interesting functions like engine start or oil temp switches and labels.

One final note: You could even use some welding or flying goggles along with an old jacket that has character. There is also room for the belts that you get when you clip your self into the cockpit seat.


Enjoy!