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9 October 2005, 05:23 PM
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Bristol fighter F2b seat belt question
I am building a model of the Bristol F2b by Roden in 1/48 scale and need some information as which seat belts were used on this aircraft in 1917. I purchased a set of photoetched seat belts from Eduard, and they provide 3 different types, a sutton harness with shoulder & lap belts, a wide lap belt, and a narrow lap belt with wide pads where the buckles meet. Which style is correct for the pilots seat? Did they use the Sutton harness type? Also did the rear gunners seat have a lap belt, and if so which style is correct. attached is a picture of the belts I have, just need to know which are the best for this aircraft. I was unable to find any photos taken of the seat/harness from above to give me details of this. Any help would be appriciated!
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10 October 2005, 01:44 PM
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As near as I can determine, most British two-seaters, and fighters before mid-1917, used a wide lap belt and no shoulder straps. The "lap" belt didn't fasten as low as a modern car seatbelt, but over the lower torso. The bottom edge of this wide belt would be about "belly button" height, more or less.
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11 October 2005, 09:27 AM
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Thanks Tripehound! So the large wide fabric straps are the belts, observers hangs straight down, and pilots drapes over top edge of sheet. This helps a lot, and is a lot easier than building the sutton harness assembly!
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