Editing Pusher configuration (section)

==== Safety ====
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The engine is mounted behind the crew and passenger compartments, so fuel oil and coolant leaks will vent behind the aircraft, and any engine fire will be directed behind the aircraft. Similarly, propeller failure is less likely to directly endanger the crew.{{citation needed|date = March 2014}}

A pusher ducted fan system offers a supplementary safety feature attributed to enclosing the rotating fan in the duct, therefore making it an attractive option for various advanced UAV configurations or for small/personal air vehicles or for aircraft models.<ref>{{cite web|last1= Abrego|first1= Anita I.|last2= Bulaga|first2= Robert W.|title= Performance study of a ducted fan system|date= 23 January 2002|publisher= American Helicopter Society International, Inc.|url= http://rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/publications/files/Abrego2_AHS02.pdf|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111018033811/http://rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/publications/files/Abrego2_AHS02.pdf|archive-date= 18 October 2011}}</ref>