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That's nearly as good gliding ratio as Boeing 747, FWIW.
by raquo 17y ago
That's nearly as good gliding ratio as Boeing 747, FWIW.
- streety 17y agoOn first reading your comment my reaction was, "No way." With a little research though it appears the angle for a 747 is only 5.9 degrees. Thanks for the perspective.
- raquo 17y agoActually, I now see that I have originally misread descent angle for glide ratio, but still, even 1/2 of 747's performance is great. Natural selection!
- astrec 17y agoThat's a glide ratio of ~4.7:1 whereas the Gimli glider managed ~12:1.