Originally Posted by
Pugilistic Animus
Just to add a very tiny bit to this...weight doesn't affect glide ratio; the heavier plane reaches the landing spot sooner due to a faster sink rate at a particular glide speed.
The light aircraft and the heavy aircraft will not have the same air speed though.
The speed of the ligther aircraft will be slower than that of the heavier aircraft, if they are to maintain their best glide ratio.
You probably meant that.