I recorded a glide ratio of 54 in a PW5 going from Midland to Lubbock. Had
one hell of a tailwind. Don't ask what it was going _to_ Midland, I'm sure
it was about as small a positive number as you can have.

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Here's a trivia question for you all. I've tried googling for it, but
nothing has turned up.

What airframe (commercial or experimental) had the highest recorded
glide ratio, and what was it?

Ratios of 50:1 are common in modern gliders, of course, but what's the
very best anyone has managed, presumably using some wildly experimental
airframe?

Johan Larson