Recommended Glide

For glide distances with a windmilling or frozen engine, the recommended glide speed is 220 KIAS for a clean airplane, with landing gear and flaps up and speed brake in. At 220 KIAS the glide ratio is 11 to 1, for example, every 10,000 ft of altitude loss the airplane glides 18 NM.

The glide ratio and glide distances of the airplane without drop tanks but with landing gear down are about half those obtainable with the gear up.

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  1. External Load - JETTISON.

    Note

    If landing on a prepared surface, retain empty drop tanks to cushion landing shock. If time and conditions permit, fire all ammunition and expend excess fuel to lighten airplane and minimize fire hazard.

  2. Gear - DOWN.

  3. Shoulder harness - LOCK.

  4. Speed brake - UP.

  5. Flaps - DOWN.

  6. Throttle - OFF. When landing is ensured.

  7. Engine master switch - OFF.

  8. Touch down on extended gear. Hold opposite wing, or nose, off ground as long as possible, but lower while control is available.

  9. Drag chute - DEPLOY.

    Note

    Glide distance with gear and flaps up, speed brake in, approximately 18 nautical miles per 10,000 feet descent.

    Note

    Glide distance with gear down approximately one-half glide distance of clean airplane.

    Note

    Distances shown are for a wings-level glide from altitude to touchdown.