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Old 7th Aug 2002, 11:23
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Rollingthunder

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It is extremely rare for a twin engined aircraft to lose all power. Any aircraft can glide without power. It's a question of altitude, speed and distance i.e. trading altitude for speed. You may remember Air Canada's B767 "Gimli Glider" or more recently Air Transat's A330.

As for clouds - clouds can be very low and clouds can be very high - so your question can't be answered.
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