THE PROJECT
This project included Generation Global supplying an interior upholstery kit for a Cessna 172. Parts supplied included seat upholstery, floor coverings, side wall panels, headlining and leather control yoke grips. These were purchased on Generation Global’s online shop by the client in Texas, USA and shipped free of charge to the client (Orders over $1,000 ship free of charge).
GALLERY
The Cessna 172 is a classic in general aviation with over 44,000 manufactured since 1956. The refurbishment of these few interior parts can completely revitalise an aging aircraft interior. These parts are designed as kitset and installation supported with fitting videos to help the aircraft owner or engineers to fit these parts to the aircraft. These kits have been sent to clients at every corner of the globe, with many references available.
The seats in this aircraft were the 1975-1986 design seating, and include leather dress covers, foam cushions and seat diaphragms. The diaphragms are tensioned across the frame and are then glued to the frame. The cushions are supplied cut to shape. The dress covers were manufactured to Samt Beige (ADI-4231) aviation leather. The leather centre sections on the seats were perforated (SP-1) to provide increased breathability for the occupant.
The floor coverings were manufactured from a subtle beige coloured cut pile carpet (WN-120 Shoreline). The carpet edges were bound with a beige mesh binding and had hardwearing detachable heal matts under the foot controls.
The sidewall trim panels include three panels on each side of the aircraft- forward, door and aft. The panels are broken up with horizonal lines including carpet and leather. The leather section is broken up with a strip of perforated Rye Beige (ADI-4221) leather through the middle.
The control yoke grips are shaped pieces of perforated black (ADI-1091) leather with stitch holes. The kit includes a needle and thread to hand stitch these into place. The leather is soaked in warm water and stitched into place and shrinks to fit the controls.
The headlining supplied was a replacement suspended headlining. These have stitched sections with wire bows that span across the airframe and suspend the headlining across the cabin. The headlining was manufactured from a light beige (Geneva HL-102) fabric.
