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Re:Gimli Glider by clueless123 on Sunday December 18, 2016 @10:54PM (#13209418)
12:1 is actually not bad.. A classic glider trainer (SGS 2-33) in average condition is just a bit better.. The difference is the best glide speed. 50mph vs 150mph.

Slipping to lose altitude fast is a regularly trained maneuver for glider pilot.

Still an amazing feat to pull that landing.

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Re:Gimli Glider by upofadown on Sunday December 18, 2016 @11:58PM (#13209567)
The 2-33 is speced at a glide ratio of 22:1. You might be thinking of the 2-22 which is speced at 17:1.
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Re:Gimli Glider by p_l on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @03:25AM (#13218324)
As someone who learnt to glide on modern (30:1 glide ratio) glider, those numbers make me think of truly ancient hardware...
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