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Yeah, a dead-stick plane landing on a beach is a freak occurrence.
Killer iPods Steve Perry 2010
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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
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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
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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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If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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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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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
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If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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If Neil did not get an engine restart, he could make a dead-stick landing.
First Man James R. Hansen 2005
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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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