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One day, long ago, as AFSOC’s U-28 program was getting underway the initial cadre were developing the tactics, techniques, and procedures needed to bring game-changing ISR to the ground forces and theater commanders.
As part of that build up, and given the fact it was a single engine aircraft the flight crews began working on flameout procedures for the aircraft. Although the procedures were in the manuals, some felt it was much better to keep the aircraft in a clean configuration until just prior to landing, and at the last moment drop the gear and flaps. This way their glide ratio would be optimized and they would cover a greater distance.
Unfortunately, they failed to consider the negatives of crew workload, changes in learned behavior and stress. When they were practicing this technique one day someone forgot to put the gear down at that “last moment” and they came to a rather abrupt stop shortly after the flare.
My take away was… it can glide all the way to a full stop. The nature of that stop depends on the aircrew's situational awareness.
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