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Just about any can glide, but not necessarily well. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
by blueskin_ 13y ago
Just about any can glide, but not necessarily well.
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
- awongh 13y agoI never knew about the glide ratio of large jets! And this story is amazing, mostly for the simultaneous levels of stupidity and competence involved.
- blueskin_ 13y agoIsn't one person's competence offsetting another person's stupidity what programmers and sysadmins do all day, every day anyway? ;)