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Mr. Fokker has made trials with the landing gear gasoline tank set on fire and claims to have had very unsatisfactory results. There was no flame injury to the rest of the machine. He claims that installing the tank in the landing gear has been the most satisfactory method for protecting the pilot and the machine in case of fire.  Inasmuch as the flame begins at the burning gasoline tank, it will be immediately blown back by the action of the slip stream. It is out at such distance from any inflammable portion of the aircraft and is so insulated by cool airstream between the tank and wings or fuselage of the craft, that danger from fire is minimized. Mr. Fokker claims this is a better installation in practice than a detachable gasoline tank. 

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