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Ernie, I'm curious about the "data of in-flight fires" you mentioned? I haven't heard of any Skymasters with rear engine fires, especially that ended in disaster.
It certainly would be nice to have a fire detector on the rear engine, but I can't image that Cessna didn't consider this. Maybe fire can't be sustained at normal cruise speed because of all the air going thru that rather large air scoop on top of the fuselage. Or maybe air flow is reversed (as it does in so many unpressurized cabins) that you would smell a fire. I guess we need to hear from some one who actually had a rear engine fire...and what they experienced. Don't get me wrong, extra safety equipment is nice to have, but let's not scare the crew.
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