wingspan

The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in.

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Gigantic Ant Fossil – With a 6″ Wingspan – Raises Questions About Ancient Arctic Migrations

Giant pterosaur species with a wingspan of 9 meters(30 feet) unearthed in South America.

Giant 'dragon of death' with 30-foot wingspan unearthed in Argentina

Fossil of flying reptile that once ruled the skies is largest ever found | The ptersosaur lived roughly 170 million years ago and ruled the skies with a wingspan of more than 8 feet, roughly equivalent to a modern-day albatross.

World’s Largest Flying Animal – With a Wingspan Nearing 40 Feet – Leaped Aloft To Fly

Rarely seen supersized moth with 10-inch wingspan found at Australian school