Passengers on this plane were concerned about harsh death
During World War I, the Royal Flying Corps of the United Kingdom was continually looking for new ways to improve its flight tactics. One thing they felt would help was to extend the line of fire for a flying passenger to shoot from. The plane, known as the B.E. 9, was created by them.
In that it increased the line of fire, the concept was successful. However, there were severe flaws with it as well: due to the redesign, an errant or crash landing may cause significant harm to the passenger, including decapitation from the propeller blades. “From the passenger’s perspective,” one commander said, “it’s an exceedingly deadly machine.” We tend to concur!