dead-stick landing
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After breaking the speed record, Yates' plane was forced to make a dead-stick landing when a malfunctioning cell knocked out power to the motor.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 8, 2012
After 83 complete orbits of the earth, if all goes according to plan, Engle will pilot the orbiter to another dead-stick landing on the dusty, dried-out old lake bed of California's Edwards Air Force Base.
From Time Magazine Archive
By a well-executed dead-stick landing in a farmer's field Pilot McDonnell saved his skin.
From Time Magazine Archive
His Air Force pilot glided the plane back to International Airport, made a dead-stick landing.
From Time Magazine Archive
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