> without engines he could easily land it like a glider.
Most airplanes are designed to glide down and be able to land in the event of loss of all power from all existing engines, subject to the available altitude above ground (the potential height energy from the fall is used as the source of kinetic energy for keeping airspeed+lift) and distance to a suitable for landing piece of land.
He just specifically called out the A380 for being exquisitely balanced.
There were many more interesting stories including some (controlled) crashes and an uncontrolled crash when they tried the planes under extreme conditions.
He actually felt sorry for "normal" pilots, since they do not really get to try out the planes :)
Most airplanes are designed to glide down and be able to land in the event of loss of all power from all existing engines, subject to the available altitude above ground (the potential height energy from the fall is used as the source of kinetic energy for keeping airspeed+lift) and distance to a suitable for landing piece of land.