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  • Yeah, a dead-stick plane landing on a beach is a freak occurrence.

    Killer iPods Steve Perry 2010

  • Armstrong also flew dead-stick landings in the F-102 as well as the F-104: “These would vary the geometry of the pattern and the flight speeds and the energy management aspects of the trajectory to come up with a conclusion, what is the probable best technique?”

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Armstrong also flew dead-stick landings in the F-102 as well as the F-104: “These would vary the geometry of the pattern and the flight speeds and the energy management aspects of the trajectory to come up with a conclusion, what is the probable best technique?”

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • After a half-hour flight in an F-104, Neil set up an approach that would allow him to practice his dead-stick landings.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • After a half-hour flight in an F-104, Neil set up an approach that would allow him to practice his dead-stick landings.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Armstrong also flew dead-stick landings in the F-102 as well as the F-104: “These would vary the geometry of the pattern and the flight speeds and the energy management aspects of the trajectory to come up with a conclusion, what is the probable best technique?”

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • After a half-hour flight in an F-104, Neil set up an approach that would allow him to practice his dead-stick landings.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

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