Brian Sponcil wrote:

This may be irrational and unfounded but I didn't much care for the fact
that the pilot is literally sitting on the gas tank. A post crash fire is
bad enough, but to have one start directly on your butt/back seems all the
less survivable.

I had the same thought when I read the article this weekend. Even if
the tank is "protected" by the tube frame and fuselage covering, I
wouldn't want to be sitting on it. There is a reason that Detroit no
longer puts the fuel tank inside the cab of pickup trucks as was once
common practice.


Matt