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1.75 m – (5 feet 8 inches) – height of average U.S. male human as of 2002 (source: U.S. CDC as per female above) 2.4 m – wingspan of a mute swan; 2.5 m – height of a sunflower; 2.7 m – length of a leatherback sea turtle, the largest living turtle; 2.72 m – (8 feet 11 inches) – tallest-known human (Robert Wadlow) [31] 3 m ...
Very close to wargaming 20 mm figure scale (20 mm is actually 1:80.5). [10] 1:76.2: 4 mm: Model railways (00) UK model rail scale 4 mm scale (OO Scale, etc.). 1:76: 4.011 mm: Model railways (00) Military models. Military vehicles. Used with 4 mm to 1 foot models as well. 1:75: 4.064 mm Used by Heller for model ships. Also some Japanese aircraft ...
Thus the 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) gauge became widespread and dominant in Britain. Robert was reported to have said that if he had had a second chance to choose a gauge, he would have chosen one wider than 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm). [18] [19] "I would take a few inches more, but a very few". [20]
The first railroads in Canada in the 1830s were built to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and in 1847 the first 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge line was built. After a Royal Commission, in 1851 the broad gauge, called the Provincial gauge , was adopted by the Province of Canada government as the standard gauge.
The template is intended for conversion of heights specified in either metres or in feet and inches. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Metres m metre metres meter meters The height in metres. Do not use if feet and inches are specified. Number optional Centimetres cm centimetre centimetres centimeter centimeters The height in centimetres. Do not use if ...
For Indian gauge railways, double stacking maximum height shall be 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in), and minimum overhead wiring height shall be 6.5 or 6.75 m (21 ft 4 in or 22 ft 2 in) above rails. Minimum overhead wiring height for double stacking, standard gauge railways shall be 6.5 m (21 ft 4 in), and Indian gauge railways shall be 7.45 m (24 ft 5 in ...
Comparison of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (blue) and 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) (red) width; the difference is 14.5 in (370 mm), or about 26 per cent of standard gauge. 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) between the inside of the rail heads, its name and classification vary worldwide and it has about 112,000 kilometres (70,000 mi) of track.
4.864 m (15 ft 11.5 in) Bern, Canton of Ruthe 10 Fuss 2.932 m (9 ft 7.4 in) Braunschweig (Brunswick) Ruthe 16 Fuß 4.565 m (14 ft 11.7 in) Bremen Ruthe 8 Ellen or 16 Fuß 4.626 m (15 ft 2.1 in) Calenberg Ruthe 16 Fuß 4.677 m (15 ft 4.1 in) Cassel, Hessen Ruthe 14 Fuß 4.026 m (13 ft 2.5 in) Hamburg Geestruthe 16 Fuß