Lee,
Not that I'm assuming the FAA uses logic; but I think the non-
flammable rule
is more for cigarette/matches/electrical shorts/etc. causing a fire
in the cabin. I
agree with you that the least of your problem with a post crash
gasoline-fueled
fire is the flammability of your upholstery.
Dan C
On Mar 23, 2009, at 9:34 AM, [email protected] wrote:
From the Ercoupe crashes (those I have researched) where the pilot
and passengers have burned to death, the upholstry had no bearing
on anything. Typically, the engine is displaced rearward, the
fuselage tank ruptures, there is a spark which ignites the fuel
which is covering the pilot and passenger who are horribly burned
to death. This being said, it does not detract from the
possibility of the flammibility of the upholstry causing the death
in some future crash. However, that will not be one of my major
concern. Just my opinion, everyone has one.
Lee Browning
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