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  2. Wingspan - Wikipedia

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    The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres (199 ft 11 in), [ 1 ] and a wandering albatross ( Diomedea exulans ) caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres (11 ft 11 in), the official record for a living bird.

  3. List of large aircraft - Wikipedia

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    50 m wingspan [3] Victory Bomber: 1940/1941: 47.2 tons 52 m wingspan, to carry a ten-ton earthquake bomb, rejected by the RAF [4] Boeing 2707 SST: 1960s: 301.17 tons A 93 m long Concorde answer, canceled in 1971 Lockheed CL-1201: 1960s: 6318.61 tons Nuclear-powered, 1,120 feet (340 m) wing span, airborne aircraft carrier: Boeing RC-1: 1970s ...

  4. Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Wikipedia

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    Keeping the same wingspan as the 787-8, the 787-9 is a lengthened and strengthened variant with a 20 feet (6.1 m) longer fuselage and a 54,500 pounds (24,700 kg) higher maximum take-off weight (MTOW), seating 296 passengers in a typical two-class cabin configuration over a 7,565 nautical miles (8,706 mi; 14,010 km) range. [229]

  5. Wingspan (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Wingspan, a 2020 digital adaptation Wingspan (film) , a 2001 television documentary about Paul McCartney's career Wingspan (Transformers) , a character from The Transformers television series

  6. Boeing 777 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner.

  7. Boeing 737 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing 737 is an American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing at its Renton factory in Washington.Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retained the 707 fuselage width and six abreast seating but with two underwing Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines.

  8. Arm span - Wikipedia

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    Arm span or reach (sometimes referred to as wingspan, or spelled armspan) is the physical measurement of the length from one end of an individual's arms (measured at the fingertips) to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90° angle.

  9. Aspect ratio (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    An ASH 31 glider with very high aspect ratio (AR=33.5) and lift-to-drag ratio (L/D=56). In aeronautics, the aspect ratio of a wing is the ratio of its span to its mean chord.It is equal to the square of the wingspan divided by the wing area.