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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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To: Yo-Yo

“I’ll see your gliding A330 and raise you a gliding 767:”

Pants down!

According to http://www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2003/jul/22-27.pdf
the 767 wasn’t able to reach Winnipeg airport from 28,500 ft at a distance of 65 nm.
Glide ratio reported 12:1.

According to http://www.moptc.pt/tempfiles/20060608181643moptc.pdf
the 330 was able to fly 78 nm from FL345.
Glide ratio 13.7:1

Another “more”:
“GEN. LICHTE: Well, I — from a warfighter’s perspective, and I know the team looked at a whole number of things, but from my perspective, I can sum it up in one word: more.”
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123088862


18 posted on 04/22/2008 3:24:17 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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