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| Soaring over the ocean
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| 15-22 at typical speeds<ref name=frigatebird>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4115518/ Flight performance of the largest volant bird]</ref>
 
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Revision as of 05:20, 2 July 2016

Flight article Scenario L/D ratio/
glide ratio
Modern sailplane Gliding 40–60 (depending on span)
Great frigatebird Soaring over the ocean 15-22 at typical speeds[1]
Hang glider 15
Gimli Glider Boeing 767-200 with fuel exhaustion ~12
Paraglider High performance model 11
Helicopter Autorotation 4
Powered parachute Rectangular/elliptical parachute 3.6/5.6
Space Shuttle Approach 4.5[2]
Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 Equilibrium hypersonic gliding estimate[3] 2.6
Wingsuit Gliding 2.5
Northern flying squirrel Gliding 1.98
Space Shuttle Hypersonic 1[2]
Apollo CM Reentry 0.368[4]

References