FW 190 A 8 seat cushion

VALENGO · Jun 26, 2017

An easy one, gentlemen: I have seen some FW 190 A 8's (plastic models, of course) with a cushion into the pilot's seat, and other models without the cushion. Which was the real situation?. I wonder if the real pilot was sitting on his parachute plus a cushion, or if the cushion (in the models) is some representation of the parachute (in this case, without the pilot and harness). My model doesn't come with pilot and the seat has no cushion. Should I add one or should I leave it alone?
Thanks in advance!.

Wurger · Jun 26, 2017

As memo serves the LW pilots of Fw 190A used dorsal parachutes and didn't sit on them. Therefore the cushion was needed. However for taller pilots the cushion could have been removed IMHO.

VALENGO · Jun 26, 2017

Wurger said:
As memo serves the LW pilots of Fw 190A used dorsal parachutes and didn't sit on them. Therefore the cushion was needed. However for taller pilots the cushion could have been removed IMHO.

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Thanks a lot, Wurger, very clear!

Wurger · Jun 26, 2017

My pleasure.

Crimea_River · Jun 26, 2017

With Wojtek though I would suggest that even taller pilots would have found it necessary to put something between their butts and that hard, cold metal seat.

Wurger · Jun 27, 2017

Also true.

Airframes · Jun 27, 2017

Yep, back-pack parachute in the FW-190 series. Here's a pic of a seat with the cushion in place, and the lap strap section of the seat harness.

VALENGO · Jun 28, 2017

Thanks, people, I see that the best option is to add the cushion. And I've got a good pic right here.

XBe02Drvr · Jul 8, 2017

Airframes said:
Yep, back-pack parachute in the FW-190 series. Here's a pic of a seat with the cushion in place, and the lap strap section of the seat harness.

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No shoulder straps? No crotch strap? Scary! Must be they didn't do much negative G. If you're going to get all twisty and turn and burn, you damn well want to WEAR that airplane, not just sit in it!!
Cheers,
Wes

Wurger · Jul 8, 2017

XBe02Drvr said:
No shoulder straps?

Of course these were there. But the belts were attached to the fusealge behind the pilot's chair. And it is the reason you can't see them in the pic above. Just these straps aren't attached there.

fubar57 · Jul 8, 2017

stona · Jul 8, 2017

Wurger said:
Of course these were there. But the belts were attached to the fusealge behind the pilot's chair. And it is the reason you ca'n't see them in the pic above. Just these straps aren't attached there.

Exactly, the fixing bolted through a piece of armour plate.

The illustrations of the seat cushion in at least some of the Fw 190 handbooks show them extending vertically at the back, at least to the height of the 'shelf' at the back of the seat, designed to support the pilot's parachute pack.

Cheers

Steve

Wurger · Jul 8, 2017

Yep..

FW 190 A 8 seat cushion

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