On 2/23/2010 10:32 AM, Donald wrote: > > In the event of a fire, and you shut off that valve, you will still have 5 > gallons of fuel burning in your lap all the way to the ground! > >
That should not be the case. The firewall prevents the spread of the fire to the passenger compartment and, since the fuel flow has been stemmed by the astute pilot, the fire goes out. -- John Skyport East www.skyportservices.net
