Hi Mike, welcome to the forum.
Personally all i can add is that early in 1947 Westland chief test pilot Harald Penrose had reason to force land the prototype W.34 Wyvern TF.1 TS371 onto the then disused Warmwell airfield, having suffered engine failure at 16,000 ft.
Having first blown down the flaps and undercarriage with the emergency compressed air systems, he skillfully managed to dead stick the aircraft down and come to a halt without any damage to the aircraft or himself. No mean feat considering the braking effect of eight stationary propeller blades gave it the gliding charateristics of a brick.
Rob
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