Careful, Jay. A BA 747 flew into the dust cloud from Mount Pinatubo and all
4 engines flamed out. He glided nicely for about 20 minutes until he got
them all to restart at some ridiculously low altitude.

And remember that glide performance has nothing to do with weight but to do
with wing design. And, if I remember correctly, a 747 or like glides just
about like a 172 does, it just needs a faster airspeed to do it, but does it
at the same kind of angle.

But on the subject of the glide ratios of cars, my Mercedes probably glides
a little better than the Pathfinder cuz it's all sleek and aerodynamic-like.
But the Integra's performance was horrible - it didn't glide worth a damn on
the roof!

Shawn
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Big planes glide much better than small planes. An airliner has about
twice
the glide ration that your Pathfinder does.

Well, the Pathfinder glides like a rock. ;-)

But is that true of all airliners? I guess I would have thought that a
600,000 pound un-powered jetliner wouldn't glide very well.

Of course, the odds of losing all your engines are slim. But then who
would
ever believe that they would run the Boeing 307 out of gas?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"