I think I know why he built it that way, but personally, I would have mounted them over the backs of my hands, with a heat shield. Possibly even built into a pair of Nomex gloves or something similar.
ETA: I am also given to wonder just how much fuel he's carrying, and where...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
ETA: I am also given to wonder just how much fuel he's carrying, and where...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.