Template:Glide ratio examples

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Flight article Scenario L/D ratio/
glide ratio
Eta (glider) Gliding 70[1]
Great frigatebird Soaring over the ocean 15-22 at typical speeds[2]
Hang glider Gliding 15
Air Canada Flight 143 (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
US Airways Flight 1549 a Airbus A320-214 with all engines failed caused by bird strike ~17
Paraglider High performance model 11
Helicopter Autorotation 4
Powered parachute Rectangular/elliptical parachute 3.6/5.6
Space Shuttle Approach 4.5[3]
Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 Equilibrium hypersonic gliding estimate[4] 2.6
Wingsuit Gliding 2.5
Northern flying squirrel Gliding 1.98
Space Shuttle Hypersonic 1[3]
Apollo CM Reentry 0.368[5]

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