Hi James:
Jets are not too bad as gliders. The commercial airliners have a glide ratio
better than 10:1. This is better than your average honey bee which has a
glide ratio of about zero. Try Google with "the Gimli glider" or " The
Azores Glider" as subject. Both Canadian eh?
Best regards
Donald Aitken
From: "James Fischer" > (Jets are not a valid comparison, as they use pure
brute
> force to fly, and without thrust, many have the "glide"
> capabilities of a brick.)
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