How wide was the wingspan of the Wright brothers' first plane?
12.3 mAbout 40.35 ft · Building-sized
About 12.3 m (40 ft 4 in).
That's about 8.2 red kangaroos head to toe.
✈️12.3 m
🎹a piano keyboard
To scale: the Wright Flyer's wings is about 10× bigger than a piano keyboard.
Things about the same size
- How high is an Olympic diving platform?10 m
- How wide is the trunk of General Sherman, the biggest tree?11 m
- How long is a whale shark?12 m
- How long is a 40-foot shipping container?12.19 m
- How long is a T. rex skeleton like 'Sue'?12.3 m
- How long was Titanoboa, the biggest snake ever found?13 m
- How tall are the letters of the Hollywood sign?13.7 m
- How long is a humpback whale?15 m
Many real things vary in size, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].