Front seat bottom-layer "cushion"

I think I saw in an old RVator that Van used styrofoam for the bottom 2" of the front seat. Is that really right? And where can I find plans for the seat cushions?

-Bruce

Re : Front seat bottom-layer "cushion"

Hi Bruce,

I used about 2 inches of styrofoam between the base of my RV6 seat foam and the fuselage floor. For a start it is a lot lighter than seat foam, and in the event of a very hard landing - one where the gearlegs are mashed and the fuse hits the deck hard - the styrofoam may make the difference in energy absorbtion, in the same way styrofoam is used in motorcycle hemets.

The only downside is that it is not very nice when it burns, but I figure if it gets to burning, then pretty much all else is lost anyway.

Cheers

Martin in Oz