[mazda77]

Jet powered swept wing aircraft are stated to have a glide path of a brick, not figuratively. Aircraft like the A-10 are not swept wing expressedly for the purpose of having some glide path because of the higher possibility of being disabled by common ground fire because of their typical close operational proximity to the ground.

A modern airliner will typically rotate at about 180 mph with all of the flaps at full lift. That is only attained by thrust and if that thrust goes away, as in the airliner taking off from Detriot some time ago, it crashed seconds after it passed the landing lights. Compare that with a C-130. They are known for the ability to take off in very short and rough runways.

[Tzfat]

Jet powered swept wing aircraft are stated to have a glide path of a brick, not figuratively.

From 31,000 feet, a typical airliner will glide for about 90 miles with no power.

Way better than "a brick" - and extending flaps will hinder the glide, not improve it.

[diogenes ghost]

"...glide path of a brick..."

Incorrect info.

Jetliners have excellent glide ratios.

Glide ratio of non-swept winged DC-3 is about 15-1, the swept-winged A320 about 17-1. A Cessna 172, very light & straight winged, about 9-1.

As an enroute controller for 35 years, it was important for me to know these characteristics.

[hattend]

Jet powered swept wing aircraft are stated to have a glide path of a brick, not figuratively.

Not if they are still in one piece:

Gimli Glider

Air Transat Flight 236