You continue to slag off the superb brake system on the dHC1, and haven't yet said what's wrong with it! I've told you what's right with it... if you disagree, perhaps you could enlighten us as to what do you think is wrong with it?
Our Chippy is electric start.
Small fuel tanks were because it wasn't ever designed to be a tourer. It was a basic military trainer, so short sorties. 18 gallons is more than enough; no point in carting loads of fuel on circuits or a local aeros sortie, and the lower weight translates into better performance.
Did that not occur to you before you queried the limited fuel capacity? It seems it didn't.
