Just wanted to add my voice to those encouraging you to continue... this thread is great stuff! What a fascinating ship; makes my day job on the B744 look plain in comparison
I too would like to ask what her idle thrust glide ratio was? From Bellerophon's post:
For a straight in approach, in zero wind, on a standard day, from FL600 to touchdown, typical figures would be something like a track distance of around 200nm, flying time of 22 minutes and 3,500kg of fuel.
Sounds like a typical airliner 15:1 glide ratio? (but down from FL600 in 22 minutes
?)