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Old 15th Jun 2007, 20:19
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aussie027
 
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I remember seeing an original RAAF Mirage pilot's flight manual back in the mid-80s and distinctly remember the best glide speed after an engine failure was 360KIAS!!!!!!

The glide ratio, was approximately 2 or 3 to one, that is 2-3 miles over the ground for every thousand feet lost!!!!

As a Mirage driver once said to me, it was easy to establish the glide angle, just throw out house brick and follow it down!!!

A lot different from the approximate 10 to one ratio of a single engine light plane!!!!

You no doubt used that to attempt to get yourself to the high key position.
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