Gliding in a 777, 747 etc...Can it be done.?
I was just wondering about how far you would be able to glide in a plane, be it a 777 or something like a ATR 72, if you had a total engine failure at say, FL330 or thereabouts. How far would you be able to glide for and if conditions were right, would you be able to do a decent approach and land. Would there be a difference with a high winged plane or a low winged plane or even a Concorde. Also, what would be the best configuration for an emergency landing like that. Would you use full flaps or hardly any at all. Just curious thats all, i am a lowly PPL learner at the moment so please go easy on me if you think its a stupid question.