AIRPLANE
OPERATIONS
MANUAL
EQUIPMENT
AND FURNISHINGS
OCTOBER 02, 2001
2-02-05
Page
1
Code
01
COCKPIT
PILOT SEATS
The pilot seats are fixed to slide rails that permits fore and aft
adjustments. When the seats are in their aftmost position, a lateral
movement is also available, in order to ease crew access to the seat.
Each seat is equipped with adjustable armrests, seat backs, thigh
support and lumbar position, and can also be adjusted for height.
Backrest inclination, thigh support and lumbar positions are
hydromechanically adjusted. Seat aft, fore and lateral adjustments are
mechanically actuated, the same applying to armrest adjustments.
The pilot and copilot seats are identical, except for the symmetrical
arrangement of the controls. Controls on the pilot’s seat are on the
opposite side from those on the copilot’s seat.
A switch installed in the seat allows height adjustment, which is
performed by an electrical actuator. In case of electrical actuator
malfunction height adjustment may also be accomplished manually by
attaching a crank to the actuator and rotating it. Extension or retraction
of the actuator rod connected to the seat structure permits vertical
displacement.
The crew seat belts consist of five straps. The left (for the pilot seat)
and right (for the copilot seat) lap belt straps are permanently fixed to a
rotary buckle, provided with quick-release latch locks that are operated
by turning the existing rotary device on the buckle face. The two upper
straps are connected to an inertia reel attached to the seat backrest,
which allows the pilot to bend forward in normal, slow movements.
Abrupt movements or high acceleration locks the upper straps,
preventing the pilot from impacting against the instrument panel. The
inertia reel can be mechanically locked through a lever installed on the
seat.
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