Keep the useful hardware
An existing aircraft seat brings a physical structure, controls and proportions that can be useful within a simulator. Our seating work explores how suitable hardware can be retained and adapted for a second purpose rather than replacing the complete item solely for its appearance.
The seats supplied for this portfolio were removed from an aircraft and reupholstered by our team. We describe that work as repurposing and refurbishment, not as new aircraft-seat manufacture or a return-to-flight approval.
Reupholstery as part of the project
Upholstery contributes to how a seat feels and how it is presented within a simulator. Working on the coverings allows the team to refresh the seat while retaining the underlying hardware where suitable for its new role.
The detailed scope of a refurbishment depends on the starting condition and intended application. This website does not claim a particular upholstery fire rating, aircraft specification, crashworthiness or recertification. Those claims would require evidence specific to the item and its use.
A seat belongs within an installation
A simulator seat has to be considered alongside its base, surrounding controls, access route and the people using it. The relationship with the pedestal and flight controls matters as much as the appearance of the seat on its own.
The installed cockpit photographs provide that context. They show the seating in relation to the rest of the simulator rather than presenting a detached object as a complete solution. Mounting and suitability should be discussed for the individual project.
Reuse is not the same as recycling
Keeping a component in use, refurbishing it and recovering its raw material are different activities. Technical guidance distinguishes product reuse and refurbishment from a controlled remanufacturing process [5].
For these seats, the supported description is straightforward: existing aircraft hardware was repurposed and reupholstered. We do not attach a numerical carbon-saving claim or imply that the process restored an original aircraft certification.
Discuss an existing component
An enquiry about seating should include the hardware available, its condition, the intended simulator layout and the required presentation. It is also useful to explain whether the requirement concerns appearance, physical integration or both.
Original detached-seat photographs are retained in the development archive. Website presentation should preserve the actual seat geometry and condition; any background-only presentation edit must not invent a new product or suggest an aircraft maintenance facility that has not been evidenced.