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mrfusion
on Dec 18, 2016
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Gimli Glider
Interesting, a modern glider can have a glide ratio of 60! A flying squirrel, 2!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-to-drag_ratio
maxerickson
on Dec 18, 2016
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To be fair, modern gliders are bad at climbing trees.
mikeash
on Dec 19, 2016
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The Concordia, a one-off built to utterly crush the souls of the competition in races, can supposedly hit about 75.
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