Originally Posted by
jessie13
The Black Hawks crash worthiness really comes into play because the fuel tanks were still pressurised!
Fraid not Jessie...Blackhawk (and Seahawk, for that matter) don't have pressurised fuel systems...all suction up to the fuel pump...but no pressure within the fuel cells.
As Jesie mentioned, most helicopters 'shut themselves down' in spectacular fashion when they crash...if its still in one piece aircrew will normally shutdown and self extract.
HP