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That's one big glider!
 
That was a smooth landing.
 
YakkoWarner said:
"Gliding" is kind of an overstatement of how that thing comes does.....its more like a ballistic descent with control fins. That flare-out and touchdown at over 200 was nervewracking to even watch.
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In the movie “Core” the Shuttle was coming back in (to Edward’s AFB) but navigation was messed up due to the Earth’s core slowing down. They ended up landing in the Los Angeles river. Some great special effects.

 
Great special effects in that clip. Having worked for NASA at one time, I kept thinking about how much paperwork the crew had to fill out after that landing.
 
My wife and I took a trip to Normandy, France in 2000. One of the places we visited was Pegasus Bridge, where the D-Day fighting began for the British (notwithstanding any paratroopers who had already landed). They had plaques showing where Major John Howard's gliders landed, some as close as 50 yards from the bridge, without knowledge of the Germans guarding the bridge! They had a diorama in the museum showing where the gliders left the UK and took a circuitous route to the bridge area. Truly amazing "dead stick" flying!
 
part of our display honoring the Silent Wings of WW2.

Silent Wings

New England Air Museum is committed to presenting the story of aviation. Explore dozens of fully restored aircraft from years past and discover the possibilities of flight.
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