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Old 19th January 2008 | 07:57
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henry crun
 
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The short answer is yes.

With the exception of a handful of airfields which have steeper approaches for various reasons, nearly all commercial aircraft approach on a 3 degree glidepath.
That works out to about 300ft of altitude per mile.

With wheels and flaps down they cannot maintain that approach path without power.
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