"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in
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"Keith W" wrote in message
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"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message
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Charles Talleyrand wrote:



For one thing you'd be hard pressed to get 30 minutes of glide time
from any airliner.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The Air Transat Airbus that ran out of fuel glided for 20 minutes
to get to the Azores

Keith


And there is the 1983 (?86) story of the "Gimli Glider." An Air
Canada
B-767 that ran out of fuel and landed on an X-ed out runway in Canada
that was, at the time, in use by sports car racers. See:

http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/gimli.html

for a great photo. They talk about the RATS but I couldn't find any
remarks about elapsed glide time in this story.

For giggles, read the post script story about the mechanics who went to
rescue the airplane.

HAHAHAHAA...too funny....I'd quote it but don't want to be
a spoiler.

I also liked the part about what was heard on the voice recorder
after the EICAS went "bong"..."Oh F___".

Damned good flying.

I would have officially christend that plane the "Gimli Glider"
and painted it's nose with it. I wonder if it's still in service
today. That plane's got good karma.

Brian
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