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I saw the NBC TV special on Tuesday night about the Air Transat A330 that
lost power to both engines over the Atlantic from YYZ-LIS...
Just curious folks, but what are the chances of a 747 or say a DC10/MD11
being able to glide like that for over a half hour without engine power and
land the way the A330 did?? These seem a lot bulkier in the aerodynamics dept
than the A330 or even the Gimli Glider AC 767 from a few year back.


Carlos Borda
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