kangaroota
21st Jul 2010, 13:07
How far could a U2 spyplane glide if it had an engine failure at its max operating altitude?
milesharrison
23rd Jul 2010, 17:47
around 70,000ft max altitude x 28:1 best glide ratio
= 1960000ft or 371 miles (323 nautical)
but you had better leave a bit of altitude for the landing. impressive machine!
...and the answer generally was 'not far enough':)