That might be possible - they start from a pretty fair altitude - depends on
the glide ratio - If they did not have to drag along the engine weight it
would help.
A bit of trivia - one of the principal engineers on the original U-2 - is a
well known glider pilot.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Jaffee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Tail Heavy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] All that B52 jazz ...
> I've heard (and I'm not sure about this) that a U-2/TR-1, from alititude,
can glide across the entire width of the continental US.
>
> Tail Heavy wrote:
>
> > > ... That's the double standard. ...
> > > ... just pointing out the hypocrisy. ;~)
> > >
> >
> > Here here , exactly regis !
> >
> > Oh man , a B52 will glide "deadstick" for 215 miles from bombing
altitude ??
> > WOW - how high is that ,10 miles up ? I'm amazed !
> >
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