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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Cherimoose on 2023-09-19 02:42:13.

Original Title: TIL about the “Gimli Glider”, a Boeing 767 jet that ran out of fuel and glided for 17 minutes without engine power, crash-landing on a crowded racetrack with no deaths or major injuries. Other pilots who used a flight simulator to reenact the incident all failed to land safely.