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How far can a commercial airliner (eg: Boeing 737) glide after losing power at 30,000 feet?
Kit Baker, Retired Captain, Eastern Air Lines and Aloha Airlines
If, at the moment of this highly unlikely dual engine failure, the crew establishes the best glide speed, and has hydraulic power through the APU, and the airplane is somewhat lighter from burn off of fuel, the glide rate established will be in the range of 14 to 17 to one. In a perfect world, without wind, the distance should be approximately 100 miles. It will be less with a headwind, (usually flying east) or more with a tailwind, usually flying west). Winds tend to become more localized at low altitudes, but the previous is generally the case at high cruising altitudes.
How far can a commercial airliner (eg: Boeing 737) glide after losing power at 30,000 feet?
Kit Baker, Retired Captain, Eastern Air Lines and Aloha Airlines
If, at the moment of this highly unlikely dual engine failure, the crew establishes the best glide speed, and has hydraulic power through the APU, and the airplane is somewhat lighter from burn off of fuel, the glide rate established will be in the range of 14 to 17 to one. In a perfect world, without wind, the distance should be approximately 100 miles. It will be less with a headwind, (usually flying east) or more with a tailwind, usually flying west). Winds tend to become more localized at low altitudes, but the previous is generally the case at high cruising altitudes.
