Dead Stick

Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
Kloudy via AviationKB.com wrote:
Kloudy wrote:
Big up on that cat. Dang, I wonder what the measured glide is on an
F-16? : - @


Just ask the mighty interwebs.

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...12/ai_n6100350

1:1? jeezuz..might as well strap yourelf to a washing machine.


At least it makes the math easy.

There is something funny here. He said he started out at 24,000 feet,
but then later says he established the 1:1 glide 12-15 nm from the
field. A 1:1 glide ratio at 12 nm out would mean he was 12 nm high, or
about 72,000 feet. That 1:1 has to be something other than a
traditional glide ratio.

Matt