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Originally Posted by quantum-x
Incredible video, amazing story - but they raised the perfect point - with enough speed, you can keep anything in the air.
What are the glide rates of jets like? Can they even glide much w/o power?
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Most fighter jets have terrible glide ratios, or lift to drag ratios. When they come in to land, they're generally running a little above idle so the pilot can use the throttle to adjust his sink rate. Without power, they pretty much just fall out of the sky.