100-105 with the engines shut down.
Now how about going very nose high at full thrust.
In this attitude a possible half the thrust is used to support the weight of the plane. In this attitude the plane would have more drag than any 777 has ever had before, even with wheels up.
Could a pilot drop it into the brine with almost no forward airspeed?
Forgive me but I'm processing this myself as I post. My prior thinking had it coming into heavy seas at night.