Template:Glide ratio examples
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| 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 | a Boeing 767-200 with all engines failed caused by fuel exhaustion | ~12 |
| British Airways Flight 9 | a Boeing 747-200B with all engines failed caused by volcanic ash | ~15 |
| 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
- ↑ Flight performance of the largest volant bird
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Space Shuttle Technical Conference pg 258
- ↑ http://scienceandglobalsecurity.org/archive/2015/09/hypersonic_boost-glide_weapons.html
- ↑ Hillje, Ernest R., "Entry Aerodynamics at Lunar Return Conditions Obtained from the Flight of Apollo 4 (AS-501)," NASA TN D-5399, (1969).