SizerooHow long was the Wright brothers' first flight?
120 ftAbout 36.6 m · Building-sized
120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, on December 17, 1903. A 747's wings are wider than that.
That's about 24 red kangaroos head to toe.
✈️120 ft
🛣️a highway lane
To scale: the first flight is about 10× bigger than a highway lane.
Things about the same size
- How long is the largest blue whale ever measured?98.4 ft
- How tall is the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio?98.4 ft
- How long is the SR-71 Blackbird?107 ft
- How far did Alan Shepard hit a golf ball on the Moon?120 ft
- How long is the Space Shuttle orbiter?122 ft
- How long is a Boeing 737-800?130 ft
- How tall is Old Faithful's eruption?131 ft
- How wide is the dome of the Pantheon in Rome?142 ft
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].