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To: wastedyears; Yo-Yo

You can even glide about 65 nautical miles without any engine.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat_Flight_236

In that incident the number of engines was irrelevant.


14 posted on 04/22/2008 2:19:14 PM PDT by MHalblaub ("Easy my friends, when it comes to the point it is only a drawing made by a non believing Dane...")
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To: MHalblaub
I'll see your gliding A330 and raise you a gliding 767:

Gimli Glider

15 posted on 04/22/2008 2:25:40 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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